CVE-2020-0247 Denial of service in Android

Medium 5.5 Published 11 Aug 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

A local attacker can cause a crash loop in Android's image processing component by triggering an uncaught exception, requiring user interaction.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2020-0247?

CVE-2020-0247 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Threshold::getHistogram of ImageProcessHelper.java, there is a possible crash loop due to an uncaught exception. This could lead to local denial of service with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-8.0 Android-8.1Android ID: A-156087409

Weakness: CWE-835, CWE-755

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0247?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2020-0247?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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-2020-0247 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0247 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as A-156087409, ASB-A-156087409, GHSA-jrwr-g23m-c7xm.