CVE-2022-20247 Memory corruption in Android

What is CVE-2022-20247?

CVE-2022-20247 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Media, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-229858836

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-20247?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-20247?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-20247 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-2022-20247 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-20247 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-v27m-7953-qppq.