PT-2020-11833 · Google · Android

Published 2020-12-15 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-0498

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to a heap buffer overflow in the decode packed entry number function of codebook.c, which could lead to a possible out of bounds read. This might result in remote information disclosure without requiring additional execution privileges. User interaction is necessary for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android version Android-11, consider restricting access to the decode packed entry number function in codebook.c to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available.

Fix

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-0498

Affected Products

Android

References · 4

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2020-12-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-0498 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0498 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/7111 · Telegram Post