CVE-2020-0452 (High) detected in libexifandroid-10.0.0_r6

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CVE-2020-0452 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - libexifandroid-10.0.0_r6

Library home page: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libexif

Found in HEAD commit: 2a65e5ce8119532b3e55541c20b0c577311276da

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

/libexif/exif-entry.c

Vulnerability Details

In exif_entry_get_value of exif-entry.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote code execution if a third party app used this library to process remote image data 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-159625731

Publish Date: 2020-11-10

URL: CVE-2020-0452

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/libexif/+/refs/tags/android-11.0.0_r12

Release Date: 2020-11-10

Fix Resolution: android-11.0.0_r12

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