Vulnerability · Published Dec 4, 2023 · Assigned by google_android

CVE-2023-40075

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Android from Google. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 2% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In forceReplaceShortcutInner of ShortcutPackage.java, there is a possible way to register unlimited packages due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local denial of service which results in a boot loop with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Google Android 141312L1211

References