Vulnerability in Google Android
CVE-2015-6642
The kernel in Android before 5.1.1 LMY49F and 6.0 before 2016-01-01 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, and consequently bypass an unspecified protection mechanism, via unknown vectors, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 24157888.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (52.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Android — versions 5.1.0, 6.0, 6.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034592 (vdb-entry)
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-01-01.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-6642?
- CVE-2015-6642 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-01-06.
- How severe is CVE-2015-6642?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-6642 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.