---
title: "CVE-2015-3874\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
  desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things.
url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3874?format=md
keywords: index, follow
---

# CVE-2015-3874

Publication date 6 October 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

---

Ubuntu priority

**Negligible**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

Toggle side navigation

## Description

The Sonivox components in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48T allow remote
attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory
corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bugs 23335715, 23307276,
and 23286323.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3874?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| android | 15.10 wily | Ignored |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |

---

* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

---

### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand)

as with previous stagefright issues, this issue affects Ubuntu's
android packages, but not in a way that is exposed to apps. See
CVE-2015-1538 for details

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-3874)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3874)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-3874)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3874)

### Other references

* <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-security-updates/iv1BF0f0XY4>
* <https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/sonivox/+/8cbef48ba6e3d3f844b895f8ca1a1aee74414fff%5E!/#F0>
* <https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/sonivox/+/5d2e7de37d4a28cf25cc5d0c64b3a29c1824dc0a%5E!/#F0>
* <https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/sonivox/+/f333a822c38c3d92f40e8f1686348e6a62c291%5E!/#F0>
* <https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/sonivox/+/8a9f53ee2c661e8b5b94d6e9fbb8af3baa34310d%5E!/#F0>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3874>
