CVE-2015-3833
The getRunningAppProcesses function in services/core/java/com/android/server/am...
The 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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The 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.
- Record
CVE-2015-3833- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The 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.
- Record
CVE-2015-3833- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-3869 No score
The 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.
- Record
EUVD-2015-3869- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2fr8-3p25-cmr5 No score
The getRunningAppProcesses function in services/core/java/com/android/server/am...
The 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.
- Record
GHSA-2fr8-3p25-cmr5- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-3833 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Google Android, published October 1, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.70%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
stackoverflow.com/questions/24625936/getrunningtasks-doesnt-work-in-android-l
groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=android-security-updates/Ugvu3fi6RQM/yzJvoTVrIQAJ
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/aaa0fee0d7a8da347a0c47cef5249c70efee209e
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3833
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2fr8-3p25-cmr5