What is CVE-2015-7890?

CVE-2015-7890 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Galaxy_s6_edge, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2015-7890?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Samsung Galaxy_s6_edge

CVE-2015-7890

Multiple buffer overflows in the esa_write function in /dev/seirenin the Exynos Seiren Audio driver, as used in Samsung S6 Edge, allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a large (1) buffer or (2) size paramete…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.013 (67.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7890?: CVE-2015-7890 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Galaxy_s6_edge, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2015-7890?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.