CVE-2015-7897

The media scanning functionality in the face recognition library in android.media.process in...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

The media scanning functionality in the face recognition library in android.media.process in Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge before G925VVRU4B0G9 allows remote attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted BMP image file.

Exploit likelihood

7.00%Down 1.4 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2015-7897
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-7897
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-7795 No score

Record: EUVD-2015-7795
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mq9j-j6mq-3wrw No score

The media scanning functionality in the face recognition library in android.media.process in...

Record: GHSA-mq9j-j6mq-3wrw
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

samsung galaxy s6

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Samsung Galaxy S6 - android.media.process Face Recognition Memory Corruption	2015-11-03

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2015-7897 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Samsung Galaxy S6, published November 16, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.00%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.