Buffer overflow in Google Android
CVE-2015-3827
The MPEG4Extractor::parseChunk function in MPEG4Extractor.cpp in libstagefright in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48I does not validate the relationship between chunk sizes and skip sizes, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (integer underflow and memory corruption) via crafted MPEG-4 covr atoms, aka internal bug 20923261.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.811 (99.6th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.811 · newest: 0.811 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1033094 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76052 (vdb-entry)
- www1.huawei.com/en/security/psirt/security-bulletins/security-advisories/hw-448…
- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/hw-448928
- android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/f4a88c8ed4f8186b3d6e2852993e0… (Vendor Advisory)
- groups.google.com/forum/message/raw (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-3827?
- CVE-2015-3827 is a vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2015-10-01.
- Is CVE-2015-3827 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.