Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 16, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-7897
CVE-2015-7897
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
4- googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/11/hack-galaxy-hunting-bugs-in-samsung.htmlnvdVendor Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/134199/Samsung-Galaxy-S6-Android.media.process-Face-Recognition-Memory-Corruption.htmlnvd
- code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detailnvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38611/nvd
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