What is CVE-2019-2201?

CVE-2019-2201 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-11-13.

How severe is CVE-2019-2201?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-2201 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2019-2201

In generate_jsimd_ycc_rgb_convert_neon of jsimd_arm64_neon.S, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote code execution in an unprivileged process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-120551338

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2019-11-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.025 (84.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-26.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 8.0, 8.1, 9.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 19.04
Android — versions Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2019-11-01 (Vendor Advisory)
usn.ubuntu.com/4190-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00047.html (vendor-advisory)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00048.html (vendor-advisory)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-23 (vendor-advisory)
lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc800763a88775ac9abb83b3402bcd0913d41ac65fdfc759af… (mailing-list)
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/05/msg00048.html (mailing-list)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-2201?: CVE-2019-2201 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-11-13.
How severe is CVE-2019-2201?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-2201 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.