PT-2015-2216 · Google · Android

Published 2015-10-01 · Updated 2015-10-01 · CVE-2015-3835

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions prior to 5.1.1 LMY48I

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the OMXNodeInstance::emptyBuffer function in libstagefright. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application.

Recommendations For Android versions prior to 5.1.1 LMY48I, update to version 5.1.1 LMY48I or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the OMXNodeInstance::emptyBuffer function until a patch is available.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-11562

CVE-2015-3835

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3835 · Security Note
• https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=android-security-updates/Ugvu3fi6RQM/yzJvoTVrIQAJ · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/086d84f45ab7b64d1a7ed7ac8ba5833664a6a5ab · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-11562 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/3cb1b6944e776863aea316e25fdc16d7f9962902 · Vendor Advisory