Buffer overflow in Google Android
CVE-2019-20537
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with P(9.0) (TEEGRIS and Qualcomm chipsets). There is arbitrary memory overwrite in the SEM Trustlet, leading to arbitrary code execution. The Samsung IDs are SVE-2019-14651, SVE-2019-14666 (November 2019).
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (57.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Android — versions 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-20537?
- CVE-2019-20537 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-03-24.
- How severe is CVE-2019-20537?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.