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
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: 0.004 (35.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 35.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Android — versions 9.0
- Samsung Exynos 9820
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb (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.