CVE-2015-3833

Summary

CVECVE-2015-3833
StatePUBLISHED
Assignergoogle_android
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-10-01 00:59:17 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe getRunningAppProcesses function in services/core/java/com/android/server/am/ActivityManagerService.java in Android before 5.1.1 LMY48I allows attackers to bypass intended getRecentTasks restrictions and discover the name of the foreground application via a crafted application, aka internal bug 20034603.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-284 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Google Android All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
aaa0fee0d7a8da347a0c47cef5249c70efee209e - platform/frameworks/base - Git at Google af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 android.googlesource.com Vendor Advisory
getRunningTasks doesn't work in Android L - Stack Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 stackoverflow.com
groups.google.com/forum/message/raw af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 groups.google.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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