CVE-2015-7897
Samsung Galaxy S6 - android.media.process Face Recognition Memory Corruption
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
2
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
La funcionalidad media scanning en la librería reconocimiento facial en android.media.process en Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge en versiones anteriores a G925VVRU4B0G9 permite a atacantes remotos obtener privilegios o causar una denegación de servicios (corrupción de memoria) a través de un archivo de imagen BMP manipulado.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
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Privileges Required
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Attack Vector
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2015-10-22 CVE Reserved
- 2015-11-03 CVE Published
- 2015-11-03 First Exploit
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://packetstorm.news/files/id/134199 | 2015-11-03 | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38611 | 2024-08-06 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/11/hack-galaxy-hunting-bugs-in-samsung.html | 2015-11-17 |