PT-2020-11439 · Google · Android

Published 2020-09-01 · Updated 2020-09-23 · CVE-2020-0074

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions Android-8.0 through Android-11

Description The issue is related to a possible settings bypass in the verifyIntentFiltersIfNeeded function of PackageManagerService.java, allowing an app to become the default handler for arbitrary domains. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions Android-8.0 through Android-11, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-146204120

CVE-2020-0074

Affected Products

Android

References · 7

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-09-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0074 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0074 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-146204120 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/010524415762c8d2d1e14d2a22e21fcdc6725f65 · Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/8640d0c78e8c1375d92b0aad1616a5ea4839fec7 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/14737 · Telegram Post