Input validation error in Google Android - CVE-2020-0162

 

Input validation error in Google Android - CVE-2020-0162

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU34290
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0162
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android

Detailed vulnerability description

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

In parseSampleAuxiliaryInformationOffsets 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-124526959


How to mitigate CVE-2020-0162

Install update from vendor's website.

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