Critical severity · published Nov 10, 2020
CVE-2020-0452
In exif_entry_get_value of exif-entry.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow
9.8
CVSS
3.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In exif_entry_get_value of exif-entry.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote code execution if a third party app used this library to process remote image data with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.0Android ID: A-159625731
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.3% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Android · Google
8.0; 8.1; 9.0; 10.0; 11.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
32; 33 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0452
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-0452
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ELDZR6USD5PR34MRK2ZISLCYJ465FNKN/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SVBD5JRUQPN4LQHTAAJHA3MR5M7YTAC7/
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-19
Patch
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-11-01
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