What is CVE-2015-1527?

CVE-2015-1527 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-15.

How severe is CVE-2015-1527?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Integer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2015-1527

Integer overflow in IAudioPolicyService.cpp in Android allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka Android Bug ID 19261727.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

Published 2017-09-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (14.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 14.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/76665 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/6dc6c38^!/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
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-2015-1527?: CVE-2015-1527 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2015-1527?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.