CVE-2015-3831 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published Updated

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.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-jf36-5cqh-2xh2.

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