CVE-2015-7897 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can gain privileges or cause denial of service via a crafted BMP image in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge face recognition.
- 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-2015-7897?
CVE-2015-7897 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 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
The media scanning functionality in the face recognition library in android.media.process in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge before G925VVRU4B0G9 allows remote attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted BMP image file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7897?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Galaxy S6.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7897?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-7897 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-2015-7897 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-7897 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mq9j-j6mq-3wrw.