CVE-2015-6608 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted media files in Android mediaserver, requiring user interaction to open the file.
- 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-2015-6608?
CVE-2015-6608 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 3 Nov 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
mediaserver in Android 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY48X and 6.0 before 2015-11-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bugs 19779574, 23680780, 23876444, and 23658148, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8072 and CVE-2015-8073.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6608?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6608?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6608 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-2015-6608 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6608 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qf97-whfx-pq78.