CVE-2020-0003 Race condition in Android

What is CVE-2020-0003?

CVE-2020-0003 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Jan 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In onCreate of InstallStart.java, there is a possible package validation bypass due to a time-of-check time-of-use vulnerability. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: Android Versions: Android-8.0 Android ID: A-140195904

Weakness: CWE-367

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0003?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2020-0003?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0003 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-0003 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0003 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-362v-m99f-grr8.