# CVE-2020-14125: Memory corruption in Redmi Note 11 ,Redmi Note 9T

> Attackers can cause denial of service on Xiaomi phones via out-of-bound read/write vulnerabilities.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jun 2022
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-98mg-wxrj-pfcv

## What is CVE-2020-14125?

CVE-2020-14125 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Redmi Note 11 ,Redmi Note 9T, published on 8 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in some Xiaomi models of phones. The vulnerability is caused by out-of-bound read/write and can be exploited by attackers to make denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write), CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14125?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mi Miui.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-14125?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14125 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-14125 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14125 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Redmi Note 11 ,Redmi Note 9T

- [CVE-2020-14120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14120/): Missing authorization in MIUI (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-14127](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14127/): Memory corruption in Redmi K40 ,Redmi Note10 Pro (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-14123](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14123/): Use after free in MIUI (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2020-14122](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14122/): Information disclosure in MIUI (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2020-14105](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14105/): Information disclosure in Xiaomi 10 (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-14125 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-14125 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Redmi Note 11 ,Redmi Note 9T, published on 8 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14125 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Redmi Note 11 ,Redmi Note 9T. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14125/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14125/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14125
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14125
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-14125

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14125/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.