CVE-2015-3844 Privilege escalation in n/a
A crafted application can trigger incorrect process loading in Android, potentially allowing privilege escalation or interference with system settings.
- 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-2015-3844?
CVE-2015-3844 is a medium-severity 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
The getProcessRecordLocked method in services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java in ActivityManager in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48I allows attackers to trigger incorrect process loading via a crafted application, as demonstrated by interfering with use of the Settings application, aka internal bug 21669445.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3844?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3844?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-3844 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-3844 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3844 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2xpj-6r3m-g63q.