Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2020-10836

 

Buffer overflow in Google Android - CVE-2020-10836

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU34695
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10836
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 execute arbitrary code.

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) (Exynos chipsets) software. The Widevine Trustlet allows read and write operations on arbitrary memory locations. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-15873 (February 2020).


How to mitigate CVE-2020-10836

Install update from vendor's website.

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