What is CVE-2020-0161?

CVE-2020-0161 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-06-11.

How severe is CVE-2020-0161?

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

Improper input validation in Google Android

CVE-2020-0161

In parseChunk of MPEG4Extractor.cpp, there is possible resource exhaustion due to improper input validation. 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-127973550

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2020-06-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 48.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 10.0
Android — versions Android-10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2020-06-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-0161?: CVE-2020-0161 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-06-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-0161?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.