CVE-2020-12746
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CVE-2020-12746 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.X), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) (Exynos chipsets) software. Attackers can bypass the Secure Bootloader protection mechanism via a heap-based buffer overflow to execute arbitrary code. EPSS estimates a 1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.X), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) (Exynos chipsets) software. Attackers can bypass the Secure Bootloader protection mechanism via a heap-based buffer overflow to execute arbitrary code. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-16712 (May 2020).
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Android | 8.0 | |
| Android | 8.1 | |
| Android | 9.0 | |
| Android | 10.0 |
References
- https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsbVendor Advisory
- https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsbVendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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