CVE-2022-20130 Memory corruption in Android

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

A heap buffer overflow in Android's transport decoder allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code without user interaction or additional privileges.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-20130?

CVE-2022-20130 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 15 Jun 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In transportDec_OutOfBandConfig of tpdec_lib.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-224314979

Weakness: CWE-754

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20130?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-20130?

Apply the vendor's patch.

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

Is CVE-2022-20130 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20130 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Sources

Also known as A-224314979, ASB-A-224314979, GHSA-w6c5-392v-rp9c.

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