CVE-2020-15584 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause device reset via out-of-bounds access in image processing when handling 4K wallpapers on Samsung mobile devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-15584?

CVE-2020-15584 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Jul 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

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with Q(10.0) software. Attackers can trigger an out-of-bounds access and device reset via a 4K wallpaper image because ImageProcessHelper mishandles boundary checks. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-18056 (July 2020).

Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-15584?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2020-15584?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-15584 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-2020-15584 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15584 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-3vhc-wxjg-c7wf.

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