CVE-2020-8899 Memory corruption in Quram library when decoding qmg can lead to RCE
An attacker can achieve remote code execution on Samsung Android devices by sending a malicious MMS, exploiting a heap overflow in the Quram library.
- 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-2020-8899?
CVE-2020-8899 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
There is a buffer overwrite vulnerability in the Quram qmg library of Samsung's Android OS versions O(8.x), P(9.0) and Q(10.0). An unauthenticated, unauthorized attacker sending a specially crafted MMS to a vulnerable phone can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow in the Quram image codec leading to an arbitrary remote code execution (RCE) without any user interaction. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-16747.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8899?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8899?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8899 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-2020-8899 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8899 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6qjj-3q9g-g44p.