VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-5524
There is a buffer overflow in datablock_write because the amount of received data is not validated.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 0.58%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.58%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with KK(4.4) and later software through 2015-05-13. There is a buffer overflow in datablock_write because the amount of received data is not validated. The Samsung ID is SVE-2015-4018 (December 2015).
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.58% probability · 46th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsbVendor Advisory
- https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsbVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.