Buffer overflow in Google Android
CVE-2020-8899
There is a buffer overwrite vulnerability in the Quram qmg library of Samsung's Android OS versions O(8.x), P(9.0) and Q(10.0). An unauthenticated, unauthorized attacker sending a specially crafted MMS to a vulnerable phone can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow in the Quram image codec leading to an arbitrary remote code execution (RCE) without any user interaction. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-16747.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.059 (93.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.058 · newest: 0.059 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Google Android — versions 8.0, 8.1, 9.0
- Samsung Android OS — versions 9.0, 10.0, 8.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb (Vendor Advisory)
- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/157620/Samsung-Android-Remote-Code-Execution.html (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/366027 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-8899?
- CVE-2020-8899 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-05-06.
- How severe is CVE-2020-8899?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-8899 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.