CVE-2020-0244 Information disclosure in Android

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A local attacker can read out-of-bounds memory in the SPDIF encoder, potentially disclosing sensitive information without elevated privileges.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-0244?

CVE-2020-0244 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 15 Dec 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 writeBurstBufferBytes of SPDIFEncoder.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds read due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no clear exfiltration path, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-145262423

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0244?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2020-0244?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0244 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-0244 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0244 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c2xm-93vx-ccjf.

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