CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-3842

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in libeffects in the Audio Policy Service in mediaserver in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48I allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to remote code execution, posing a significant security risk to Android devices.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Android to version 5.1.1 LMY48I or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in libeffects in the Audio Policy Service in mediaserver in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48I allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application, aka internal bug 21953516.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS