Skia, as used in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48Z and 6.0 before 2015-12-01, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted media file, aka internal bug 23648740.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2015-6617 is rated High Risk (66/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.27%). 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 | 2026-06-15 | 1.71% | 2.27% | +0.56% |
| 2 | 2026-05-01 | 0.93% | 1.71% | +0.78% |
| 3 | 2025-06-30 | — | 0.93% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2015-6617 medium 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-2015-6617 |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2015-12-01.html | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034592 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |