CVE-2015-3836 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2015-3836?

CVE-2015-3836 is a critical 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

The Parse_wave function in arm-wt-22k/lib_src/eas_mdls.c in the Sonivox DLS-to-EAS converter in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48I does not reject a negative value for a certain size field, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) via crafted XMF data, aka internal bug 21132860.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3836?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2015-3836?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-3836 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-3836 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3836 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-72rv-g3cm-cwqv.