Buffer overflow in Amazon Fire OS

CVE-2015-7292

Stack-based buffer overflow in the havok_write function in drivers/staging/havok/havok.c in Amazon Fire OS before 2016-01-15 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long string to /dev/hv.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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: 0.019 (78.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2015-7292: held from 0.019 to 0.019.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Amazon Fire OS
  • Amazon Fire OS Before 2016-01-15 — versions Amazon Fire OS before 2016-01-15

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7292?
CVE-2015-7292 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Amazon Fire OS, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2015-7292?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.