7.5
HIGH
CVE-2015-7897
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Media Scanner BMP Image File Handling Privilege Escalation/DoS Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 16, 2015, 7:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-7897 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 Samsung galaxy_s6

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2015-7897 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-7897 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://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/11/hack-galaxy-hunting-bugs-in-samsung.html
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134199/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Android.media.process-Face-Recognition-Memory-Corruption.html
    Added Reference https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=499&q=samsung
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38611/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 17, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/11/hack-galaxy-hunting-bugs-in-samsung.html No Types Assigned http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/11/hack-galaxy-hunting-bugs-in-samsung.html Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 17, 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.
Exploit Prediction

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

6.73 }} -0.92%

score

0.93771

percentile

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