CVE-2015-3823 describes a critical memory corruption vulnerability in libstagefright, a media playback library in Android versions prior to 5.1.1 LMY48T. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service simply by sending a crafted media file to an affected device. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is listed, the vulnerability garnered significant community discussion and media coverage at the time, indicating its perceived importance, though it is not currently listed on the CISA KEV catalog or Hot List.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.1CPE 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
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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.