Vulnerability · Published Dec 15, 2020 · Assigned by google_android
CVE-2020-0498
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 0.6% (higher than 49% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In decode_packed_entry_number of codebook.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-160633884
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2020-12-01 x_refsource_MISC