CVE-2020-0002 Use after free in Android

What is CVE-2020-0002?

CVE-2020-0002 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In ih264d_init_decoder of ih264d_api.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a use after free. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation Product: Android Versions: Android-8.0, Android-8.1, Android-9, and Android-10 Android ID: A-142602711

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0002?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2020-0002?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0002 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2020-0002 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0002 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2023-35674 Android Framework Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2025-48595 Android Framework Integer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2024-32896 Android Pixel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.1

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-6658-6g59-7rqj.