What is CVE-2024-20873?

CVE-2024-20873 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2024-06-04.

How severe is CVE-2024-20873?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Samsung Android

CVE-2024-20873

Improper input validation vulnerability in caminfo driver prior to SMR Jun-2024 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers to write out-of-bounds memory.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (4.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Samsung Android — versions 14.0
Samsung Exynos_1280
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions SMR Jun-2024 Release in Android 14 devices with Exynos s5e8825 chipset

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

mobile.security@samsung.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-20873?: CVE-2024-20873 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2024-06-04.
How severe is CVE-2024-20873?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.