Out-of-bounds read in Google Android - CVE-2019-20540
Published: March 24, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU34683
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-20540
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android
Google Android
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to buffer over-read and possible information leak in the core touch screen driver. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-14942 (November 2019). A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-20540
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.