CVE-2020-0478 Memory corruption in Android

What is CVE-2020-0478?

CVE-2020-0478 is a high-severity memory corruption 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 extend_frame_lowbd of restoration.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-150780418

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-0478?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2020-0478?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2020-0478 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-0478 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-0478, GHSA-vw67-8g5q-g6f3, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2020-0478.