CVE-2015-6617 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Skia, a graphics engine used by Android versions before 5.1.1 LMY48Z and 6.0 before the 2015-12-01 patch. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service simply by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted media file. With a CVSS score of 9.3, it represents a high-severity threat due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation (KEV) or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability garnered significant community discussion and media coverage at the time of its disclosure, indicating its perceived importance.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0, < 5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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