Information disclosure in Google Android - CVE-2020-0023

 

Information disclosure in Google Android - CVE-2020-0023

Published: February 14, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU25358
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0023
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists within the System functionality of Android due to a missing permission check in "setPhonebookAccessPermission" of "AdapterService.java". A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information if a malicious app enables contacts over Bluetooth.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-0023

Install updates from vendor's website.

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