CVE-2023-20966
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.001 · 1 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In inflate of inflate.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-242299736
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affected products (10)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-0574Android Patchday März 2023Deutsch2023-03-06csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Google Android ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen, Code auszuführen und einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen.
- ASB-A-2422997362023-03-01vendor · osvUS
In inflate of inflate.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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references (6)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-20966/cnnvd
- https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2023-03-01Patchcnnvd
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-03-01cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.1404cnnvd
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-03-01enisa_euvd
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-03-01Vendor Advisorynvd
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