SB2020040772 - NULL pointer dereference in Google, Google Android
Published: April 7, 2020 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020040772
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18665)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with M(6.0) software. There is a NULL pointer exception in WifiService via adb-cmd, causing memory corruption. The Samsung ID is SVE-2017-8287 (June 2017).
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.