CVE-2020-0421 (GCVE-0-2020-0421)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-10-14 13:07
Modified
2024-08-04 06:02
Severity ?
CWE
  • Elevation of privilege
Summary
In appendFormatV of String8.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to incorrect error handling. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.0Android ID: A-161894517
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Android Version: Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.0
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