CVE-2019-20604 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can permanently disable the Gallery application on Samsung mobile devices, causing a denial of service for users.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-20604?

CVE-2019-20604 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 24 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x) software. Attackers can disable Gallery permanently. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-14031 (May 2019).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20604?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2019-20604?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-20604 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2019-20604 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20604 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-8hj6-5qgp-wcmq.

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