CVE-2015-6596
HighSummary
The vulnerability in mediaserver in Android before version 5.1.1 LMY48T allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application.
Risk Assessment
Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access to systems, potentially leading to serious security breaches.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update Android to version 5.1.1 LMY48T or later to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in mediaserver
See all- CVE-2017-0541High
CVE-2017-0541 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Mediaserver that can lead to memory corruption during media file processing. An attacker can exploit this issue using a specially crafted file.
- CVE-2017-0474High
A remote code execution vulnerability in Mediaserver could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to cause memory corruption during media file and data processing. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of remote code execution within the context of the Mediaserver process.
- CVE-2017-0473High
A remote code execution vulnerability in Mediaserver could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to cause memory corruption during media file and data processing. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of remote code execution within the context of the Mediaserver process.
- CVE-2017-0472High
A remote code execution vulnerability in Mediaserver could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to cause memory corruption during media file and data processing. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of remote code execution within the context of the Mediaserver process.
- CVE-2017-0471High
A remote code execution vulnerability in Mediaserver could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to cause memory corruption during media file and data processing. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of remote code execution within the context of the Mediaserver process.
- CVE-2017-0470High
A remote code execution vulnerability in Mediaserver could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to cause memory corruption during media file and data processing. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of remote code execution within the context of the Mediaserver process.
- CVE-2017-0469High
A remote code execution vulnerability in Mediaserver could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to cause memory corruption during media file and data processing. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of remote code execution within the context of the Mediaserver process.
- CVE-2017-0468High
A remote code execution vulnerability in Mediaserver could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to cause memory corruption during media file and data processing. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of remote code execution within the context of the Mediaserver process.
- CVE-2017-0467High
A remote code execution vulnerability in Mediaserver could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to cause memory corruption during media file and data processing. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of remote code execution within the context of the Mediaserver process.
- CVE-2017-0466High
A remote code execution vulnerability in Mediaserver could enable an attacker using a specially crafted file to cause memory corruption during media file and data processing. This issue is rated as Critical due to the possibility of remote code execution within the context of the Mediaserver process.
Original NVD description (English source)
mediaserver in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48T allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bugs 20731946 and 20719651, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7717.