Input validation error in Google Android - CVE-2020-0161

 

Input validation error in Google Android - CVE-2020-0161

Published: June 11, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU34289
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0161
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

In parseChunk of MPEG4Extractor.cpp, there is possible resource exhaustion due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-127973550


Affected software

Google Android

How to mitigate CVE-2020-0161

Install update from vendor's website.


External References

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