CVE-2015-3864 Integer overflow in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Android devices by tricking users into opening malicious MPEG-4 files, exploiting an integer underflow in the media server.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2015-3864?

CVE-2015-3864 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

Integer underflow in the MPEG4Extractor::parseChunk function in MPEG4Extractor.cpp in libstagefright in mediaserver in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48M allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted MPEG-4 data, aka internal bug 23034759. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-3824.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3864?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2015-3864?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-3864 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-3864 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-3864 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 3 Exploit-DB entries and 5 proofs of concept on GitHub.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9pwf-jxj3-pf4m.

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