CVE-2020-0452

CRITICAL

Android 8.0-11 - Integer Overflow to Remote Code Execution in EXIF Entry Processing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2020-0452. PoCs published by ShaikUsaf.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a proof-of-concept for CVE-2020-0452, a vulnerability in libexif. The exploit demonstrates how malformed EXIF data can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, potentially leading to remote code execution.

Description

In exif_entry_get_value of exif-entry.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to remote code execution if a third party app used this library to process remote image data 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-159625731

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC
by ShaikUsaf · poc
https://github.com/ShaikUsaf/external_libexif_AOSP10_CVE-2020-0452

This repository contains a proof-of-concept for CVE-2020-0452, a vulnerability in libexif. The exploit demonstrates how malformed EXIF data can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow, potentially leading to remote code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: libexif (AOSP10)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to an application processing malformed EXIF data
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-11-01
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-19

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0308
EPSS Percentile 86.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-190 CWE-787
Status published
Products (7)
fedoraproject/fedora 32
fedoraproject/fedora 33
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