What is CVE-2022-27832?

CVE-2022-27832 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2022-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-27832?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Google Android

CVE-2022-27832

Improper boundary check in media.extractor library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows attackers to cause denial of service via a crafted media file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2022-04-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 0.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 10.0, 11.0, 12.0
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions O(10), R(11), S(12)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-27832?: CVE-2022-27832 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2022-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-27832?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.