CVE-2015-3833

The getRunningAppProcesses function in services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48I allows attackers to bypass intended getRecentTasks restrictions and discover the name of the foreground application via a crafted application, aka internal bug 20034603.

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-2015-3833 is rated Low Risk (27.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.13%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-3833

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 2025-03-30 0.16% 0.13% -0.03%
2 2025-03-29 0.07% 0.16% +0.09%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.07% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-3833

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-3833

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-3833

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2015-3833 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (android), 5 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily): DNE 2, ignored 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3833

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-3833

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

References for CVE-2015-3833

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