CVE-2020-0272 Information disclosure in Android

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

Local attackers with system privileges can read uninitialized memory in libhwbinder, leading to information disclosure.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
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Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-0272?

CVE-2020-0272 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 18 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In libhwbinder, there is a possible information disclosure due to uninitialized data. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges required. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-130166487

Weakness: CWE-908

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0272?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2020-0272?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-0272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-0272 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mhpx-2qw7-qwqp.

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