CVE-2015-1474 is a critical integer overflow vulnerability affecting Android versions through 5.0, specifically within the GraphicBuffer::unflatten function. This flaw allows attackers to achieve privilege escalation or a denial of service through memory corruption by manipulating a large number of file descriptors or integer values. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is readily available and it's not on the KEV catalog, the vulnerability garnered significant community discussion and media coverage at the time, indicating its perceived importance.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.