CVE-2015-6639 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers can gain elevated privileges on Android devices by exploiting a vulnerability in the Widevine QSEE TrustZone application via a crafted app.
- 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-2015-6639?
CVE-2015-6639 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Jan 2016. 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
The Widevine QSEE TrustZone application in Android 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49F and 6.0 before 2016-01-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application that leverages QSEECOM access, aka internal bug 24446875.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-6639?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6639?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-6639 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2015-6639 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-6639 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gj2v-r3v2-9q7q.