CVE-2015-6602

libutils in Android through 5.1.1 LMY48M allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted metadata in a (1) MP3 or (2) MP4 file, as demonstrated by an attack against use of libutils by libstagefright in Android 5.x.

Published: 2015-10-02 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-6602 is rated High Risk (69.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.99%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.23% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. 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.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-6602

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 2026-05-08 2.76% 3.99% +1.23%
2 2026-01-29 1.78% 2.76% +0.98%
3 2025-03-30 1.78%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2015-6602

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-2015-6602

OS Trackers for CVE-2015-6602

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2015-6602 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (android-platform-frameworks-native), 2 status rows across 2 suites (bookworm, bullseye): open 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-6602
ubuntu negligible CVE-2015-6602 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-2015-6602

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2015-6602

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
google android <= 5.1.1 cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2015-6602

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