CVE-2020-10831: High severity Google Android vulnerability

Published Mar 24, 2020
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Updated

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) software. Attackers can trigger an update to arbitrary touch-screen firmware. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-16013 (March 2020).

Affected Software

4 affected components
Google Android=8.0
Google Android=8.1
Google Android=9.0
Google Android=10.0

Event History

Mar 24, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:05 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:05 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What access does an attacker need to exploit this issue?

The issue is remotely exploitable over the network and requires no privileges or user interaction, according to the CVSS vector.

2

What is the likely security impact?

An attacker can trigger an update to arbitrary touch-screen firmware. The reported impact is high integrity impact, with no reported confidentiality or availability impact.

3

Which devices are identified as affected?

The issue is identified on Samsung mobile devices running Android O (8.x), P (9.0), or Q (10.0) software.

4

Is a specific fixed version or workaround provided?

No fixed software version, configuration mitigation, or workaround is provided in the available data. The issue is tracked by Samsung as SVE-2019-16013 in its March 2020 security update information.

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