CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-7897

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The media scanning functionality in the face recognition library in android.media.process in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge before version G925VVRU4B0G9 allows remote attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted BMP image file.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to gain control over the device or cause it to crash, potentially leading to data loss or service interruption.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the device to the latest software version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized access attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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