4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-3833
Android ActivityManager Service Foreground Application Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Description

The getRunningAppProcesses function in services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48I allows attackers to bypass intended getRecentTasks restrictions and discover the name of the foreground application via a crafted application, aka internal bug 20034603.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 1, 2015, 12:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-3833 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Google android

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-3833 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24625936/getrunningtasks-doesnt-work-in-android-l
    Added Reference https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/aaa0fee0d7a8da347a0c47cef5249c70efee209e
    Added Reference https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=android-security-updates/Ugvu3fi6RQM/yzJvoTVrIQAJ
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation Vulnerabilidad en la función getRunningAppProcesses en services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java en Android en versiones anteriores a 5.1.1 LMY48I, permite a atacantes eludir las restricciones destinadas a getRecentTask y descubre el nombre de la aplicación en primer plano a través de una aplicación manipulada, también conocida como error interno 20034603.
    Added Translation La función getRunningAppProcesses en services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java en Android en versiones anteriores a 5.1.1 LMY48I permite a atacantes eludir las restricciones destinadas a getRecentTask y descubre el nombre de la aplicación en primer plano a través de una aplicación manipulada, también conocido como error interno 20034603.
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 01, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=android-security-updates/Ugvu3fi6RQM/yzJvoTVrIQAJ No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=android-security-updates/Ugvu3fi6RQM/yzJvoTVrIQAJ Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/aaa0fee0d7a8da347a0c47cef5249c70efee209e No Types Assigned https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/aaa0fee0d7a8da347a0c47cef5249c70efee209e Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-284
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 01, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} 0.00%

score

0.27835

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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