CVE-2015-3839
The updateMessageStatus function in Android 5.1.1 and earlier allows local users to cause a...
The updateMessageStatus function in Android 5.1.1 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer exception and process crash).
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
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The updateMessageStatus function in Android 5.1.1 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer exception and process crash).
- Record
CVE-2015-3839- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The updateMessageStatus function in Android 5.1.1 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer exception and process crash).
- Record
CVE-2015-3839- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-3875 No score
The updateMessageStatus function in Android 5.1.1 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer exception and process crash).
- Record
EUVD-2015-3875- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8j27-8qpr-xpcx
The updateMessageStatus function in Android 5.1.1 and earlier allows local users to cause a...
The updateMessageStatus function in Android 5.1.1 and earlier allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer exception and process crash).
- Record
GHSA-8j27-8qpr-xpcx- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | Cecilia-newbie/cve-2015-3839_PoC | 2019-10-07 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-3839 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Google Android, published August 7, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/100158
blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/two-new-android-bugs-mess-up-messaging-may-lead-to-multiple-send-charges
huntcve.github.io/2017/02/13/cveupdate
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3839
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8j27-8qpr-xpcx