CVE-2015-6783

Android 5.x and 6.x - Signature Validation Bypass via Crafted ZIP Archive

Title source: llm

Description

The FindStartOffsetOfFileInZipFile function in crazy_linker_zip.cpp in crazy_linker (aka Crazy Linker) in Android 5.x and 6.x, as used in Google Chrome before 47.0.2526.73, improperly searches for an EOCD record, which allows attackers to bypass a signature-validation requirement via a crafted ZIP archive.

References (8)

Core 8

Core References

Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2015/12/stable-channel-update.html

Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm

https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=537205

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00016.html

Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-09

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78416

Various Sources x_refsource_confirm

https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src.git/+/d9e316238aee59acf665d80b544cf4e1edfd3349

Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-12/msg00017.html

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034298

Scores

EPSS 0.0123

EPSS Percentile 65.4%

Details

CWE

CWE-20

Status published

Products (2)

google/android 5.0

google/android 6.0

Published Dec 06, 2015

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026