Is CVE-2015-7890 being actively exploited?

CVE-2015-7890 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-7890?

CVE-2015-7890 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2015-7890

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5EPSS 1.3%EU EUVD

Multiple buffer overflows in the esa_write function in /dev/seirenin the Exynos Seiren Audio driver, as used in Samsung S6 Edge, allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a large (1) buffer or (2) size parameter.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.5 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-120
EPSS score: 1.3% (70th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2015-7788)
Published: February 12, 2020
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2015-7788 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

samsung / galaxy s6 edge
samsung / galaxy s6 edge firmware

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Samsung Galaxy S6 & S6 Edge - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-10633-2015 - archived

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134106/Samsung-Seiren-Kernel-Driver-Buffer-Overflow.html(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=491(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38556/(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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