CVE-2015-3842 — Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in libeffects in the Audio Policy Service in mediaserver in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48I allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application, aka internal bug 21953516

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HIGH

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in libeffects in the Audio Policy Service in mediaserver in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48I allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application, aka internal bug 21953516

Published Oct 1, 2015

9.3

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.44%

Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in libeffects in the Audio Policy Service in mediaserver in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48I allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application, aka internal bug 21953516.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.44% 0.01439

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01439

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (9 key points)

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Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.44% (0.01439)	72.21th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.44% (0.01439)	69.62th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.46% (0.00465)	62.28th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.07% (0.00068)	31.85th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 12, 2024	0.07% (0.00068)	29.68th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.07% (0.00068)	27.66th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	2.72% (0.02720)	82.87th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	2.72% (0.02720)	81.19th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	2.72% (0.02720)	62.69th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (2)

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/aeea52da00d210587fb3ed895de3d5f2e0264c88
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=android-security-updates/Ugvu3fi6RQM/yzJvoTVrIQAJ
mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/av/+/aeea52da00d210587fb3ed895de3d5f2e0264c88		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=android-security-updates/Ugvu3fi6RQM/yzJvoTVrIQAJ		mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner google_android

Published Oct 1, 2015

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved May 12, 2015

Link CVE-2015-3842

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2015-3842

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2015-3842