CVE-2015-5524 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in Samsung mobile devices running Android KitKat (4.4) and later software released up to May 13, 2015. The flaw, identified as SVE-2015-4018, stems from insufficient validation of received data during datablock_write operations. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without user interaction, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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