Vulnerability · Published Nov 10, 2020 · Assigned by google_android
CVE-2020-0437
Medium 5.5
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 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 95.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In CellBroadcastReceiver's intent handlers, there is a possible denial of service due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local denial of service of emergency alerts with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11Android ID: A-162741784
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-11-01 x_refsource_MISC