CVE-2015-3849 Code injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary code on Android devices by sending a crafted message to a service due to unchecked return values in Region creation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-3849?
CVE-2015-3849 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Google Android, published on 1 Oct 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Region_createFromParcel function in core/jni/android/graphics/Region.cpp in Region in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48M does not check the return values of certain read operations, which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via an application that sends a crafted message to a service, aka internal bug 21585255.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3849?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2015-3849?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-3849 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2015-3849 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3849 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3w77-rf68-cjm6.