CVE-2015-3831 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in Android's mediaserver allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application.
- 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-2015-3831?
CVE-2015-3831 is a critical memory corruption 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
Buffer overflow in the readAt function in BpMediaHTTPConnection in media/libmedia/IMediaHTTPConnection.cpp in the mediaserver service in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48I allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application, aka internal bug 19400722.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3831?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3831?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-3831 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-3831 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3831 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jf36-5cqh-2xh2.