What is CVE-2020-0383?

CVE-2020-0383 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-09-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-0383?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2020-0383

In Parse_ins of eas_mdls.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote information disclosure in the media extractor process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.0Android ID: A-150160279

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (47.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 8.0, 8.1, 9.0
N/a Android — versions Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

security@android.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-0383?: CVE-2020-0383 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-0383?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.