What is CVE-2015-1526?

CVE-2015-1526 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-09-28.

How severe is CVE-2015-1526?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Integer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2015-1526

The media_server component in Android allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted application.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

Published 2017-09-28 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (43.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 43.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/76666 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.blackhat.com/docs/us-15/materials/us-15-Gong-Fuzzing-Android-System-Service… (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-1526?: CVE-2015-1526 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-09-28.
How severe is CVE-2015-1526?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.