# CVE-2015-7292: Memory corruption in Amazon Fire OS before 2016-01-15

> A stack-based buffer overflow in the Havok driver allows attackers to cause a system panic or potentially execute code via a long string input.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Apr 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f9qj-f7m4-fq46

## What is CVE-2015-7292?

CVE-2015-7292 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Amazon Fire OS before 2016-01-15, published on 10 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the havok_write function in drivers/staging/havok/havok.c in Amazon Fire OS before 2016-01-15 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (panic) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a long string to /dev/hv.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7292?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Amazon Fire Os.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-7292?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-7292 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-7292 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7292 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Amazon Fire OS before 2016-01-15

- [CVE-2018-11019](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11019/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-11021](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11021/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-11022](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11022/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-11023](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11023/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-11024](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11024/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-7292 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-7292 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Amazon Fire OS before 2016-01-15, published on 10 Apr 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7292 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Amazon Fire OS before 2016-01-15. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7292/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-7292/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-7292
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7292
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-7292

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