What is CVE-2019-20578?

CVE-2019-20578 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2019-20578?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2019-20578

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with P(9.0) (Exynos 9820 chipsets) software. A Buffer overflow occurs when loading the UH Partition during Secure Boot. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-14412 (August 2019).

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (35.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 9.0
Samsung Exynos_9820
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20578?: CVE-2019-20578 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2019-20578?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.