CVE-2015-1525 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2015-1525?

CVE-2015-1525 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 24 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

audio/AudioPolicyManagerBase.cpp in Android before 5.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (audio_policy application outage) via a crafted application that provides a NULL device address.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1525?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2015-1525?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1525 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-1525 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1525 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-jg4r-x6fh-qvrv.