PT-2020-11477 · Google · Android

Published 2020-06-10 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0116

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions Android-10

Description The issue is related to a permissions bypass in the checkSystemLocationAccess function of LocationAccessPolicy.java, which could lead to local information disclosure without requiring additional execution privileges. User interaction is not necessary for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android version Android-10, consider restricting access to sensitive location data until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the checkSystemLocationAccess function in LocationAccessPolicy.java to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-0116

Affected Products

Android

References · 4

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-06-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0116 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0116 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/12659 · Telegram Post