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Vulnerability · Published Dec 15, 2020 · Assigned by google_android

CVE-2020-0499

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Android. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 4.1% (higher than 91% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)4.1%top 9.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In FLAC__bitreader_read_rice_signed_block of bitreader.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-156076070

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.20flac1.3.4-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-0499
Alpine:v3.21flac1.3.4-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-0499
Alpine:v3.22flac1.3.4-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-0499
Alpine:v3.23flac1.3.4-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-0499
Alpine:v3.24flac1.3.4-r0ALPINE-CVE-2020-0499
Debian:12flac1.3.3-2DEBIAN-CVE-2020-0499
Debian:13flac1.3.3-2DEBIAN-CVE-2020-0499
Debian:14flac1.3.3-2DEBIAN-CVE-2020-0499
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSflac1.3.3-2ubuntu0.1USN-5733-1

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a Android Android-11

References