CVE-2020-0256

Published: 11 August 2020

In LoadPartitionTable of gpt.cc, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege when inserting a malicious USB device, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-8.0Android ID: A-152874864

Notes

Author	Note
sbeattie	requires device with a bad gpt table

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
gdisk Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	bionic	Needs triage
	focal	Needs triage
	groovy	Ignored (end of life)
	hirsute	Ignored (end of life)
	impish	Ignored (end of life)
	jammy	Needs triage
	kinetic	Ignored (end of life, was needs-triage)
	lunar	Not vulnerable (1.0.9-2)
	mantic	Not vulnerable (1.0.9-2)
	trusty	Needs triage
	upstream	Released (1.0.6-1)
	xenial	Released (1.0.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2) Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	6.8
Attack vector	Physical
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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