libstagefright in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48T allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bugs 23016072, 23248776, 23247055, 22845824, 22008959, 21814993, 21048776, 20718524, 20674674, 22388975, 20674086, 21443020, and 22077698, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-7716.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-3873 is rated High Risk (68.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.40%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
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 | 2026-02-27 | 1.04% | 1.40% | +0.37% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.76% | 1.04% | +0.28% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.76% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu
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negligible | CVE-2015-3873 negligible priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (android), 5 status rows across 5 suites (precise, trusty, upstream, vivid, wily): DNE 2, ignored 2, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3873 |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=android-security-updates/_Rm-lKnS2M8/dGTcilt0CAAJ | Vendor Advisory |