What is CVE-2020-0198?

CVE-2020-0198 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-06-11.

How severe is CVE-2020-0198?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-0198 known to be exploited?

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

Integer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2020-0198

In exif_data_load_data_content of exif-data.c, there is a possible UBSAN abort 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-146428941

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

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

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:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.043 (90.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.043 · newest: 0.043 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 10.0
Libexif Project
Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
Debian Linux — versions 8.0
Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 32, 33
Android — versions Android-10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2020-06-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00020.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
usn.ubuntu.com/4396-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-19 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-0198?: CVE-2020-0198 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-06-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-0198?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-0198 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.