CVE-2015-3835

Buffer overflow in the OMXNodeInstance::emptyBuffer function in omx/OMXNodeInstance.cpp in libstagefright in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48I allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted application, aka internal bug 20634516.

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

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-3835 is rated Moderate Risk (64/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.77%). 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-2015-3835

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 2026-06-15 1.29% 1.77% +0.48%
2 2026-02-22 0.70% 1.29% +0.59%
3 2025-03-30 0.70%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-3835

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2015-3835

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-3835

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu negligible CVE-2015-3835 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-2015-3835

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-3835

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

References for CVE-2015-3835

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