Buffer overflow in Google Android
CVE-2015-3828
The MPEG4Extractor::parse3GPPMetaData function in MPEG4Extractor.cpp in libstagefright in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48I does not enforce a minimum size for UTF-16 strings containing a Byte Order Mark (BOM), which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (integer underflow and memory corruption) via crafted 3GPP metadata, aka internal bug 20923261, a related issue to CVE-2015-3826.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.854 (99.7th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.854 · newest: 0.854 · 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…
- android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/f4f7e0c102819f039ebb1972b3dba… (Vendor Advisory)
- www.huawei.com/en/psirt/security-advisories/hw-448928
- groups.google.com/forum/message/raw (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-3828?
- CVE-2015-3828 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-2015-3828 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.