CVE-2020-0437

MEDIUM

Android 8.0-11 - Unauthenticated Denial of Service in CellBroadcastReceiver Intent Handlers

Title source: llm

Description

In CellBroadcastReceiver's intent handlers, there is a possible denial of service due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local denial of service of emergency alerts with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11Android ID: A-162741784

References (1)

Core 1

Core References

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-11-01

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0014

EPSS Percentile 3.9%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (5)

google/android 8.0

google/android 8.1

google/android 9.0

google/android 10.0

google/android 11.0

Published Nov 10, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026