What is CVE-2020-12749?

CVE-2020-12749 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-05-11.

How severe is CVE-2020-12749?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2020-12749

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with P(9.0) (Exynos chipsets) software. The S.LSI Wi-Fi drivers have a buffer overflow. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-16906 (May 2020).

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (4.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 9.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12749?: CVE-2020-12749 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-12749?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.