Input validation error in Google Android - CVE-2020-0163

 

Input validation error in Google Android - CVE-2020-0163

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU34291
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-2020-0163
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 parseSampleAuxiliaryInformationSizes 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-124525515


How to mitigate CVE-2020-0163

Install update from vendor's website.

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