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CVE-2015-6619

The kernel in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48Z and 6.0 before 2015-12-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 23520714.

CVSS 9.3 · CriticalBuzz score 17.5

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 17.5

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
11.0
2 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
6.5
2 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

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Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
2 source links · newest first
  • Google on Monday released its December 2015 Nexus Security Bulletin to patch 19 known vulnerabilities in the Android operating system, five of which are rated Critical.

    newswww.securityweek.comDec 8, 2015, 2:32 PM
  • Google’s December security update for Android has been pushed out to Nexus devices on Monday, and it contains fixes for 19 vulnerabilities, four of which are deemed “critical”.Among these is an elevation of privilege vulnerability (CVE-2015-6619) in the system kernel, which could be exploited by a local malicious application to execute arbitrary code within the device root context.“This issue is rated as a Critical severity due to the possibility of a local permanent device compromise … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comDec 8, 2015, 1:34 AM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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