CVE-2015-6596 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Android mediaserver component, affecting Android versions prior to 5.1.1 LMY48T. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) allows an unauthenticated attacker to gain full control over an affected device through a crafted application, requiring moderate attack complexity. Despite its high severity and potential for complete compromise, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| 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:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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