CVE-2020-10844 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An out-of-bounds read in the audio policy component allows attackers to read memory or cause a crash on Samsung mobile devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-10844?

CVE-2020-10844 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 24 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.x), and Q(10.0) software. There is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in media.audio_policy. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-16333 (February 2020).

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10844?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2020-10844?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-10844 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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

Is CVE-2020-10844 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10844 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-49qh-xpg6-7gfq.

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