CVE-2015-7890

MEDIUM

Exynos Seiren Audio < - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-7890. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The Exynos Seiren Audio driver contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the write() function due to inadequate bounds checking on user-supplied input. The PoC demonstrates triggering the issue by writing excessive data to /dev/seiren, leading to memory corruption.

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the esa_write function in /dev/seirenin the Exynos Seiren Audio driver, as used in Samsung S6 Edge, allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a large (1) buffer or (2) size parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textdosandroid
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38556

The Exynos Seiren Audio driver contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the write() function due to inadequate bounds checking on user-supplied input. The PoC demonstrates triggering the issue by writing excessive data to /dev/seiren, leading to memory corruption.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Exynos Seiren Audio driver (Samsung S6 Edge)
Auth required
Prerequisites: Access to the audio group or system user privileges · Presence of the vulnerable /dev/seiren endpoint
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=491
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38556/

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0129
EPSS Percentile 66.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-120
Status published
Products (1)
samsung/galaxy_s6_edge_firmware
Published Feb 12, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026