PT-2015-2945 · Google · Android

Abhishek Arya + 4 · Published 2015-12-08 · Updated 2019-02-12 · CVE-2015-6616

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 (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is caused by a buffer overflow in the mediaserver component of the Android operating system. Exploitation of this issue may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by using a specially crafted media file.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-00042

CVE-2015-6616

Affected Products

Android

References · 3

• http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2015-12-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-00042 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-6616 · Security Note