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A vulnerability has been found in Google Android up to 6.0 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component System V IPC Implementation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The System V IPC implementation in the kernel in Android before 6.0 2016-01-01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (global kernel resource consumption) by leveraging improper interaction between IPC resource allocation and the memory manager, aka internal bug 22300191, a different vulnerability that CVE-2015-7613.

The weakness was shared 01/06/2016 as 22300191 as confirmed bug report (Website). The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-6646 since 08/21/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 6.0 2016-01-01 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The entries 80093, 80094, 80095 and 80096 are related to this item.

Productinfo

Type

• Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

• Google

Name

• Android

Version

• 1.0
• 1.1
• 1.5
• 1.6
• 2.0
• 2.0.1
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.2.1
• 2.2.2
• 2.2.3
• 2.3
• 2.3.1
• 2.3.2
• 2.3.3
• 2.3.4
• 2.3.5
• 2.3.6
• 2.3.7
• 3.0
• 3.1
• 3.2
• 3.2.1
• 3.2.2
• 3.2.3
• 3.2.4
• 3.2.5
• 3.2.6
• 4.0
• 4.0.1
• 4.0.2
• 4.0.3
• 4.0.4
• 4.1
• 4.1.1
• 4.1.2
• 4.2
• 4.2.1
• 4.2.2
• 4.3
• 4.3.1
• 4.4
• 4.4.1
• 4.4.2
• 4.4.3
• 4.4.4
• 5.0
• 5.0.1
• 5.0.2
• 5.1
• 5.1.1
• 6.0

License

• free

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CPE 2.2info

• 🔍
• 🔍
• 🔍

CVSSv4info

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VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 6.2
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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VulDB Base Score: 🔍
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Android 6.0 2016-01-01

Timelineinfo

08/21/2015 🔍
01/01/2016 +133 days 🔍
01/04/2016 +3 days 🔍
01/06/2016 +2 days 🔍
01/06/2016 +0 days 🔍
01/06/2016 +0 days 🔍
01/07/2016 +1 days 🔍
01/17/2016 +10 days 🔍
07/02/2022 +2358 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: 22300191
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2015-6646 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1034592
Vulnerability Center: 55730 - Google Android 6.0 before 2016-01-01 Remote DoS Vulnerability in the System V IPC Implementation, High
SecurityFocus: 79867 - Google Android System V IPC CVE-2015-6646 Security Bypass Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 01/07/2016 09:45
Updated: 07/02/2022 14:30
Changes: 01/07/2016 09:45 (63), 07/05/2018 08:57 (10), 07/02/2022 14:30 (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 3:A2A:103

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