Buffer overflow in Google Android
CVE-2019-20601
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x), O(8.x), and P(9.0) (Exynos7570, 7580, 7870, 7880, and 8890 chipsets) software. RKP memory corruption causes an arbitrary write to protected memory. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-13921-2 (May 2019).
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Android — versions 7.0, 7.1.0, 7.1.1
- Samsung Exynos 7570
- Samsung Exynos 7580
- Samsung Exynos 7870
- Samsung Exynos 7880
- Samsung Exynos 8890
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-20601?
- CVE-2019-20601 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-03-24.
- How severe is CVE-2019-20601?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.