CVE-2015-6610 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published 3 Nov 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Attackers can gain privileges or cause denial of service via a crafted application exploiting memory corruption in Android's libstagefright.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2015-6610?

CVE-2015-6610 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 3 Nov 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

libstagefright in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48X and 6.0 before 2015-11-01 allows attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted application, aka internal bug 23707088.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6610?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2015-6610?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6610 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-2015-6610 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6610 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-69jr-phmx-ghm5.