PT-2020-11759 · Google · Android

Published 2020-10-01 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0408

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 an integer overflow in String16.cpp, which could lead to a possible out of bounds write. This might result in local escalation of privilege without requiring additional execution privileges. User interaction is not necessary for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions Android-8.0 through Android-11, update to a version that includes the fix for the integer overflow issue in String16.cpp.

Fix

Integer Overflow

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-156999009

CVE-2020-0408

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-10-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0408 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-156999009 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0408 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/+/4048e49956a2dfd49af3adf0f78881bf15f3550f · Note