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CVE-2020-0437
In CellBroadcastReceiver's intent handlers, there is a possible denial of service due to a missing permission check. This could lead to…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.15%
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- Updated
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- google_android
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
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.15% · top 96% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
- Denial of service
- CWE-862 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-862 and its CVEs
Affected products
Android
- affected Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11
References (1)
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-11-01 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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