Out-of-bounds read in Google Android - CVE-2019-20539

 

Out-of-bounds read in Google Android - CVE-2019-20539

Published: March 24, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU34682
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20539
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 gain access to sensitive information.

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x), O(8.x), and P(9.0) (Broadcom chipsets) software. An out-of-bounds Read in the Wi-Fi vendor command leads to an information leak. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-14869 (November 2019).


How to mitigate CVE-2019-20539

Install update from vendor's website.

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