CVE-2015-7897 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in the face recognition library of the android.media.process component in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge devices prior to G925VVRU4B0G9. This flaw, rated with a CVSS score of 7.5, allows remote attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service through a crafted BMP image file. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-38611) confirms the existence of public exploit code, and it has garnered community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness of its potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.