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High
CVE-2015-7897
The media scanning functionality in the face recognition library in...
Vulnerability Description
The media scanning functionality in the face recognition library in android.media.process in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge before G925VVRU4B0G9 allows remote attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted BMP image file.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/11/hack-galaxy-hunting-bugs-in-samsung.html
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=499&q=samsung
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134199/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Android.media.process-Face-Recognition-Memory-Corruption.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38611/
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
galaxy s6
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 16th, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.