CVE-2022-20221 Information disclosure in Android

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can disclose information via Bluetooth due to an out-of-bounds read in Android's AVRCP controller, requiring no user interaction.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-20221?

CVE-2022-20221 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 13 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In avrc_ctrl_pars_vendor_cmd of avrc_pars_ct.cc, there is a possible out of bounds read due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote information disclosure over Bluetooth 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-205571133

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20221?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-20221?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2022-20221 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20221 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as A-205571133, ASB-A-205571133, GHSA-vwvw-v6rg-hjcx.

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