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CVE-2020-0103

Release of Invalid Pointer or Reference

Published: May 14, 2020 | Modified: Jul 21, 2021
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
10 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-0103
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/763.html

In a2dp_aac_decoder_cleanup of a2dp_aac_decoder.cc, there is a possible invalid free due to memory corruption. 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-9Android ID: A-148107188

Weakness

The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system, but it calls the wrong release function or calls the appropriate release function incorrectly.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Android Google 9.0 (including) 9.0 (including)
Android Google 10.0 (including) 10.0 (including)

Extended Description

This weakness can take several forms, such as:

Potential Mitigations

  • Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
  • For example, glibc in Linux provides protection against free of invalid pointers.

References

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