What is the severity of CVE-2015-6637?

CVE-2015-6637 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow privilege escalation.

How do I fix CVE-2015-6637?

To fix CVE-2015-6637, you should update your Android device to at least version 6.0.1 or apply the corresponding security patches provided by the device manufacturer.

Which Android versions are affected by CVE-2015-6637?

CVE-2015-6637 affects Android versions 4.4.4, 5.0, 5.1.1, and all versions prior to 6.0.1.

What type of attack does CVE-2015-6637 facilitate?

CVE-2015-6637 facilitates a privilege escalation attack that can be executed via a crafted application.

Is CVE-2015-6637 a critical vulnerability?

While CVE-2015-6637 is significant due to the privilege escalation capability, its criticality depends on the exposure of affected devices and their configurations.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2015-6637

critical

9.3

CWE

264

4/1/2016

6/1/2016

26/8/2024

CVE-2015-6637

First published: Mon Jan 04 2016(Updated: )

The MediaTek misc-sd driver in Android before 5.1.1 LMY49F and 6.0 before 2016-01-01 allows attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka internal bug 25307013.

Credit: security@android.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Android
Android	=4.4.4
Android	=5.0
Android	=5.1.1
Android	=6.0
Android	=6.0.1

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What is the severity of CVE-2015-6637?
CVE-2015-6637 has been classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to allow privilege escalation.
How do I fix CVE-2015-6637?
To fix CVE-2015-6637, you should update your Android device to at least version 6.0.1 or apply the corresponding security patches provided by the device manufacturer.
Which Android versions are affected by CVE-2015-6637?
CVE-2015-6637 affects Android versions 4.4.4, 5.0, 5.1.1, and all versions prior to 6.0.1.
What type of attack does CVE-2015-6637 facilitate?
CVE-2015-6637 facilitates a privilege escalation attack that can be executed via a crafted application.
Is CVE-2015-6637 a critical vulnerability?
While CVE-2015-6637 is significant due to the privilege escalation capability, its criticality depends on the exposure of affected devices and their configurations.

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