CVE-2015-6602

Publication date 2 October 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

libutils in Android through 5.1.1 LMY48M allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted metadata in a (1) MP3 or (2) MP4 file, as demonstrated by an attack against use of libutils by libstagefright in Android 5.x.

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Status

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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

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Notes

sbeattie

overflow in String8::allocFromUTF8

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
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

https://threatpost.com/stagefright-2-0-vulnerabilities-affect-1-billion-android-devices/114863/
https://blog.zimperium.com/zimperium-zlabs-is-raising-the-volume-new-vulnerability-processing-mp3mp4-media/
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-security-updates/iv1BF0f0XY4
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/5b85b1d40d619c2064d321364f212ebfeb6ba185%5E!/#F0
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/e0dce90b0de2b2b7c2baae8035f810a55526effb%5E!/#F0
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-6602