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CVE-2015-3833

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.

Published

2015-10-01T00:59:17.187

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-284

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	google	android	≤ 5.1	Yes

References

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24625936/getrunningtasks-doesnt-work-in-android-l ([email protected])
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/aaa0fee0d7a8da347a0c47cef5249c70efee209e Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=android-security-updates/Ugvu3fi6RQM/yzJvoTVrIQAJ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24625936/getrunningtasks-doesnt-work-in-android-l (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/aaa0fee0d7a8da347a0c47cef5249c70efee209e Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=android-security-updates/Ugvu3fi6RQM/yzJvoTVrIQAJ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)