CVE-2015-3839

MEDIUM

Android <5.1.1 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

The updateMessageStatus function in Android 5.1.1 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer exception and process crash).

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC

by Cecilia-newbie · poc

https://github.com/Cecilia-newbie/cve-2015-3839_PoC

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References (4)

[Technical Description, Third Party Advisory] http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/os-x-zero-days-on-the-rise-a-2015-midyear-review-on-advanced-attack-surfaces/

[Technical Description, Third Party Advisory] http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/two-new-android-bugs-mess-up-messaging-may-lead-to-multiple-send-charges/

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100158

[Broken Link] https://huntcve.github.io/2017/02/13/cveupdate/

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0055

EPSS Percentile 67.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-476

Status published

Products (2)

google/android < 5.1.1

n/a/n/a

Published Aug 07, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026