What is CVE-2024-34740?

CVE-2024-34740 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-08-15.

How severe is CVE-2024-34740?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-34740 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XPath Injection in Google Android

CVE-2024-34740

In attributeBytesBase64 and attributeBytesHex of BinaryXmlSerializer.java, there is a possible arbitrary XML injection due to an integer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges nee…

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (4.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 12, 14.0, 12L

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

security@android.com (Patch, Mailing List)
security@android.com (Patch, Mailing List)
security@android.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-34740?: CVE-2024-34740 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-08-15.
How severe is CVE-2024-34740?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-34740 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.