CVE-2015-3831 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in the readAt function in BpMediaHTTPConnection in media/libmedia/IMediaHTTPConnection.cpp in the mediaserver service in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48I allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application, aka internal bug 19400722.

Published: 2015-10-01

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 1.5% 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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2015-3867	Buffer overflow in the readAt function in BpMediaHTTPConnection in media/libmedia/IMediaHTTPConnection.cpp in the mediaserver service in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48I allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application, aka internal bug 19400722.

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 0.01458.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/51504928746edff6c94a1c498cf99c0a83bedaed
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=android-security-updates/Ugvu3fi6RQM/yzJvoTVrIQAJ

History

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Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2015-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:56:15.686Z

Reserved: 2015-05-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-3831

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-10-01T00:59:14.937

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:26:21.550

Link: CVE-2015-3831

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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