Infinite loop in Google Android - CVE-2020-0189
Published: June 11, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34316
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-2020-0189
CWE-ID: CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android
Google Android
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
In ihevcd_decode() of ihevcd_decode.c, there is possible resource exhaustion due to an infinite loop. 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-139939283
How to mitigate CVE-2020-0189
Install update from vendor's website.