CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-0476

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Dec 15, 2020 | Modified: Dec 16, 2020
CVSS 3.x
4.4
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

In onNotificationRemoved of Assistant.java, there is a possible leak of sensitive information to logs. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges required. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-162014574

Weakness

Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Android Google 11.0 (including) 11.0 (including)

Extended Description

While logging all information may be helpful during development stages, it is important that logging levels be set appropriately before a product ships so that sensitive user data and system information are not accidentally exposed to potential attackers. Different log files may be produced and stored for:

Potential Mitigations

References