Buffer overflow in Google, Google Android

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU34403

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12751

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.X), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) software. The Quram image codec library allows attackers to overwrite memory and execute arbitrary code via crafted JPEG data that is mishandled during decoding. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-16943 (May 2020).

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Google Android: 8.0 - 10

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:google:android:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.