CVE-2015-3834

Multiple integer overflows in the BnHDCP::onTransact function in media/libmedia/IHDCP.cpp in libstagefright in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48I allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application that uses HDCP encryption, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow, aka internal bug 20222489.

Published: 2015-10-01 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-3834 is rated Moderate Risk (60.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-3834

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 2026-02-22 0.19% 0.36% +0.16%
2 2025-03-30 0.13% 0.19% +0.06%
3 2025-03-29 0.13%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-3834

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-2015-3834

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-3834

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu negligible CVE-2015-3834 negligible 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-2015-3834

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-3834

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

References for CVE-2015-3834

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