CVE-2015-6612 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

libmedia in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48X and 6.0 before 2015-11-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 23540426.

Published: 2015-11-03

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 7.7% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-6550	libmedia in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48X and 6.0 before 2015-11-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 23540426.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.07723.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034049
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=android-security-updates/n1aw2MGce4E/jhpVEWDUCAAJ

History

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Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2015-11-03T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T07:29:22.568Z

Reserved: 2015-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-6612

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-11-03T11:59:05.127

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-6612

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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