CVE-2015-1538

Exp

Integer overflow in the SampleTable::setSampleToChunkParams function in SampleTable.cpp in libstagefright in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48I allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted atoms in MP4 data that trigger an unchecked multiplication, aka internal bug 20139950, a related issue to CVE-2015-4496.

Published: 2015-10-01 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2015-1538 is rated High Exploit Risk (90/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 87.20%, 99th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2015-1538

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
38124 exploit_db edb 2015-09-09 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-1538

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-28 87.06% 87.20% +0.14%
2 2026-04-22 87.20% 87.06% -0.14%
3 2026-04-21 — 87.20% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-1538

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-1538

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-1538

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu negligible CVE-2015-1538 negligible priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (android, libhybris), 10 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily): DNE 4, not-affected 3, ignored 2, pending 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1538

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-1538

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
google android <= 5.1 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-1538

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