CVE-2015-1528

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2015-10-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-189

Description

Integer overflow in the native_handle_create function in libcutils/native_handle.c in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48M allows attackers to obtain a different application's privileges or cause a denial of service (Binder heap memory corruption) via a crafted application, aka internal bug 19334482.

Affected products

Android: through 5.1

References

https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/7dcd0ec9c91688cfa3f679804ba6e132f9811254
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/e8c62fb484151f76ab88b1d5130f38de24ac8c14
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=android-security-updates/1M7qbSvACjo/Y7jewiW1AwAJ
https://www.blackhat.com/docs/us-15/materials/us-15-Gong-Fuzzing-Android-System-Services-By-Binder-Call-To-Escalate-Privilege.pdf
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/7dcd0ec9c91688cfa3f679804ba6e132f9811254
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/e8c62fb484151f76ab88b1d5130f38de24ac8c14
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=android-security-updates/1M7qbSvACjo/Y7jewiW1AwAJ
https://www.blackhat.com/docs/us-15/materials/us-15-Gong-Fuzzing-Android-System-Services-By-Binder-Call-To-Escalate-Privilege.pdf

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