PT-2022-14713 · Google · Android

Published 2022-12-01 · Updated 2025-04-22 · CVE-2022-20500

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions Android-10 through Android-13

Description In the loadFromXml function of ShortcutPackage.java, there is a possible crash on boot due to an uncaught exception. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions Android-10 through Android-13, consider disabling the loadFromXml function in ShortcutPackage.java as a temporary workaround to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-755

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-246540168

CVE-2022-20500

Affected Products

Android

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-246540168 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-12-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-20500 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20500 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/119343 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/54411 · Telegram Post
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/d5122bfaf18f1503e73c1a3a177a56d0f604a008 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/39950 · Telegram Post