PT-2020-16606 · Google · Android

Published 2020-12-15 · Updated 2021-07-21 · CVE-2020-27029

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to improper input validation in the TextView of TextView.java, which could lead to an app hang and result in a remote denial of service. No additional execution privileges are needed, but user interaction is required for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android version Android-11, consider restricting user interaction with the TextView component until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, disabling the vulnerable TextView functionality may help minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Allocation of Resources Without Limits

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

CWE-770

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-27029

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27029 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2020-12-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-27029 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/20822 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/7173 · Telegram Post