What is CVE-2015-1537?

CVE-2015-1537 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-28.

How severe is CVE-2015-1537?

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

Integer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2015-1537

Integer overflow in IHDCP.cpp in the media_server component in Android allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

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

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (78.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/76670 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/c82e31a7039a03dca7b37c65b7890… (Patch, Third Party 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-2015-1537?: CVE-2015-1537 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-28.
How severe is CVE-2015-1537?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.