CVE-2015-5524 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in Samsung mobile devices allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges due to insufficient data validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-5524?
CVE-2015-5524 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 10 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with KK(4.4) and later software through 2015-05-13. There is a buffer overflow in datablock_write because the amount of received data is not validated. The Samsung ID is SVE-2015-4018 (December 2015).
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5524?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5524?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5524 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2015-5524 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5524 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-79cj-pgw7-7783.