CVE-2020-0132 Deserialization in Android

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can exploit unsafe deserialization in the Android audio service to read sensitive memory without user interaction or elevated privileges.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-0132?

CVE-2020-0132 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In BnAAudioService::onTransact of IAAudioService.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds read due to unsafe deserialization. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-139473816

Weakness: CWE-502, CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0132?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2020-0132?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0132 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2020-0132 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0132 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qw2c-xwg9-ff35.

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