# CVE-2015-3832: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Android devices by tricking users into opening malicious MP4 files containing invalid NAL unit sizes.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Oct 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6gfv-5mhv-3574

## What is CVE-2015-3832?

CVE-2015-3832 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 1 Oct 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple buffer overflows in MPEG4Extractor.cpp in libstagefright in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48I allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via invalid size values of NAL units in MP4 data, aka internal bug 19641538.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3832?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Google Android.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-3832?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-3832 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-3832 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3832 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2023-35674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35674/): Android Framework Privilege Escalation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-48595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48595/): Android Framework Integer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-32896](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32896/): Android Pixel Privilege Escalation (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-3832 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-3832 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 1 Oct 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3832 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Google Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3832/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3832/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3832
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3832
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-3832

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