CVE-2015-6613 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 5.1 Published 3 Nov 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

A malicious application can exploit a Bluetooth debugging port to gain elevated system privileges on Android devices.

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

What is CVE-2015-6613?

CVE-2015-6613 is a medium-severity 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

Bluetooth in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48X and 6.0 before 2015-11-01 allows attackers to send commands to a debugging port, and consequently gain privileges, via a crafted application, as demonstrated by obtaining Signature or SignatureOrSystem access, aka internal bug 24371736.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6613?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2015-6613?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6613 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-6613 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6613 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5wrv-vfmp-j59m.