CVE-2020-28343 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code on Samsung mobile devices via memory corruption in the NPU driver.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-28343?

CVE-2020-28343 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with P(9.0) and Q(10.0) (Exynos 980, 9820, and 9830 chipsets) software. The NPU driver allows attackers to execute arbitrary code because of unintended write and read operations on memory. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-18610 (November 2020).

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-28343?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2020-28343?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-28343 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-2020-28343 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-28343 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-c7x8-xvj5-5349.

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