CVE-2015-8506 Memory corruption in n/a

What is CVE-2015-8506?

CVE-2015-8506 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Dec 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

mediaserver in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48Z and 6.0 before 2015-12-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 24441553, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6616, CVE-2015-8505, and CVE-2015-8507.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8506?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8506?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-8506 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-2015-8506 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8506 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-ggg2-v734-xxp6.