CVE-2020-0189 Denial of service in Android
An infinite loop in the HEVC decoder allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted media files requiring user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-0189?
CVE-2020-0189 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Jun 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 ihevcd_decode() of ihevcd_decode.c, there is possible resource exhaustion due to an infinite loop. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-139939283
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0189?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2020-0189?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0189 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-2020-0189 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0189 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m9wx-5pxw-hrq6.