What is CVE-2023-42720?

CVE-2023-42720 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-12-04.

How severe is CVE-2023-42720?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Google Android

CVE-2023-42720

In video service, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (1.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 11.0
Unisoc S8000
Unisoc T760
Unisoc T770
Unisoc T820
Unisoc (Shanghai) Technologies Co., Ltd. T760/t770/t820/s8000 — versions Android11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

security@unisoc.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42720?: CVE-2023-42720 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-12-04.
How severe is CVE-2023-42720?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.