CVE-2015-7717
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedmediaserver in Android 5.x before 5.1.1 LMY48T and 6.0 before 2015-10-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 19573085, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-6596.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidencePrivilege escalation vulnerability in Android's mediaserver service (Android 5.x before 5.1.1 and 6.0 before October 2015). A crafted malicious application can exploit mediaserver to gain elevated system privileges beyond normal app sandbox boundaries, potentially achieving code execution at a higher privilege level.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 5.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Android OS versionGo to Settings > About Phone (or About Device) > Android version. Alternatively, run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' via ADB or terminal app.Affected if The version is 5.0.x, 5.1.0, or 6.0 before the October 2015 patch (build versions earlier than LMY48T for 5.1.1 or the October 2015 patch for 6.0).
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Verify security patch levelGo to Settings > About Phone > Android security patch level. Alternatively, run 'getprop ro.build.version.security_patch' via ADB or terminal app.Affected if The patch level is blank, missing, or shows a date before October 2015 (2015-10-01 or earlier).
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Confirm mediaserver service presenceRun 'dumpsys media.server' or check process list for 'mediaserver' process via ADB with command 'adb shell ps -A | grep mediaserver'.Affected if The mediaserver process is running on a vulnerable Android version (5.x through 5.1.0 or 6.0 before October 2015).
A device is affected if it runs Android 5.1.0 or earlier, or Android 6.0 with a security patch level dated before October 2015, and the mediaserver service is active.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedApply the October 2015 Android security patch (LMY48T for 5.1.1, or the October 2015 patch for Android 6.0) or later system updates to device fleets. This is a platform-level vulnerability requiring OS-level patching rather than application-level remediation.
Android 5.1.1 LMY48T or later; Android 6.0 with October 2015 security patch or later
- Update Android device to version 5.1.1 LMY48T or later for Android 5.x devices
- For Android 6.0 devices, apply the October 2015 security update or later
- Verify the update was applied successfully through Settings > About Phone > Android version
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2015-7717 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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