CVE-2020-0421
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 14, 2020 at 01:07 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:45 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAndroid
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
In appendFormatV of String8.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to incorrect error handling. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.0Android ID: A-161894517
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-10-01CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-755CWE-787
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