CVE-2015-1528 Integer overflow in n/a
A crafted application can exploit an integer overflow in Android to escalate privileges or cause a denial of service via memory corruption.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-1528?
CVE-2015-1528 is a critical vulnerability in Google Android, published on 1 Oct 2015. 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
Integer overflow in the native_handle_create function in libcutils/native_handle.c in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48M allows attackers to obtain a different application's privileges or cause a denial of service (Binder heap memory corruption) via a crafted application, aka internal bug 19334482.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-1528?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2015-1528?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-1528 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-1528 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-1528 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v9v7-hc6w-f6g2, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1528.