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CVE-2020-0421

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-10-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-755

Description

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

Affected products

• Android: 8.0, 8.1, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0

References

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-10-01
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-10-01

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