PT-2022-14563 · Google · Android

Published 2022-08-11 · Updated 2023-05-15 · CVE-2022-20338

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

3.3

Low

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions Android-11 through Android-13

Description The issue is related to improper input validation in the HierarchicalUri.readFrom method of Uri.java, allowing a malformed Uri object to be crafted. This could lead to a local escalation of privilege, preventing processes from validating URIs correctly, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not required for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions Android-11 through Android-13, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-171966843

CVE-2022-20338

Affected Products

Android

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-20338 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20338 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-171966843 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/48036 · Telegram Post
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-05-01 · Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/e082ece64fc7d8631048fbe0ff7f3125a65e123f · Note