What is CVE-2020-0489?

CVE-2020-0489 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-12-15.

How severe is CVE-2020-0489?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2020-0489

In Parse_data of eas_mdls.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote code execution in the media extractor with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-151096540

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.007 (48.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 11.0
N/a Android — versions Android-11

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-2020-0489?: CVE-2020-0489 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-12-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-0489?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.