#VU40551 Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2015-6636 

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#VU40551 Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2015-6636

Published: January 6, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU40551
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-6636
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Google Android
Software vendor:
Google

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

mediaserver in Android 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY49F and 6.0 before 2016-01-01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bugs 25070493 and 24686670.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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