What is CVE-2022-39852?

CVE-2022-39852 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2022-10-07.

How severe is CVE-2022-39852?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2022-39852

A heap-based overflow vulnerability in makeContactAGIF in libagifencoder.quram.so library prior to SMR Oct-2022 Release 1 allows attacker to perform code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2022-10-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (3.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.1% 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 Q(10), R(11), S(12)

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-39852?: CVE-2022-39852 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.0/10. Published 2022-10-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-39852?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.0 out of 10.