CVE-2015-3840

The MessageStatusReceiver service in the AndroidManifest.XML in Android 5.1.1 and earlier allows...

5.5 Medium

The MessageStatusReceiver service in the AndroidManifest.XML in Android 5.1.1 and earlier allows local users to alter sent/received statuses of SMS and MMS messages without the associated "WRITE_SMS" permission.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.21%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Record: CVE-2015-3840
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-3840
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-3876 No score

Record: EUVD-2015-3876
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2h87-mx3g-www9 5.5

The MessageStatusReceiver service in the AndroidManifest.XML in Android 5.1.1 and earlier allows...

Record: GHSA-2h87-mx3g-www9
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-284
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

google android

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-3840 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Google Android, published June 27, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. No source names a fixed version.