CVE-2015-6642 is a critical information disclosure vulnerability affecting the Android kernel in versions prior to 5.1.1 LMY49F and 6.0 before 2016-01-01. This flaw allows attackers to gain sensitive information, potentially bypassing security mechanisms to achieve Signature or SignatureOrSystem access. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in the KEV catalog, though it did receive some media coverage and community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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