Which products and versions are affected by CVE-2015-3829?

Affected: Android (Google). The full list is in the CVE brief.

Is CVE-2015-3829 being exploited in the wild?

It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.

Is CVE-2015-3829 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Is there a public exploit for CVE-2015-3829?

No public exploit code is known.

Is there a fix for CVE-2015-3829?

Fixed versions are available, including Android 5.1.

How urgently should CVE-2015-3829 be patched?

Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.

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CVE-2015-3829

Critical

Off-by-one error in the MPEG4Extractor::parseChunk function in MPEG4Extractor.cpp in libstagefright in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48I allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (integer overflow and memory corruption) via crafted MPEG-4 covr…

Published Sep 30, 2015 · Updated May 6, 2026

Key Facts

Patch immediately

CVE-2015-3829 is a critical-severity vulnerability (CVSS 10.0 v2) affecting Android (Google).
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. No public exploit code is known.
EPSS estimates a 90% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Fixed versions are available, including Android 5.1.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.

CVSS v2

10.0

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

90%

Higher than 99.7% of all scored CVEs

Exploited in the wild

No known

Not in a known-exploited catalog

Public exploit code

None known

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Description

Affected Products

1 affected entries in total

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
AndroidGoogle	See advisory	5.1

Patched Releases

Android

5.1

Timeline

Publicly disclosed
Sep 30, 2015
Last updated
May 6, 2026

Weakness Type

CWE-189

References

1 more references in the full CVE brief

FAQ

Common Questions.

Off-by-one error in the MPEG4Extractor::parseChunk function in MPEG4Extractor.cpp in libstagefright in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48I allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (integer overflow and memory corruption) via crafted MPEG-4 covr atoms with a size equal to SIZE_MAX, aka int…
Affected: Android (Google). The full list is in the CVE brief.
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.
No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
No public exploit code is known.
Fixed versions are available, including Android 5.1.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.

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