What is CVE-2019-9420?

CVE-2019-9420 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2019-9420?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Google Android

CVE-2019-9420

In libhevc, there is a possible out of bounds read due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-111272481

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (46.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 10.0
N/a Android — versions Android-10

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9420?: CVE-2019-9420 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-9420?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.