CVE-2015-1171

critical

Published 2015-08-28 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

10.0

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in GSM SIM Utility (aka SIM Card Editor) 6.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long entry in a .sms file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-35821 local windows

Osanda Malith Jayathissa · 2015-01-16

Sim Editor 6.6 - Local Stack Buffer Overflow

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

Metasploit modules

exploit_windows/fileformat/gsm_sim rank 300

GSM SIM Editor 5.15 Buffer Overflow

Source fetch failed: fetch_error — view the original via the link above.

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
gsm	sim_card_editor	`6.6`

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.