AndroidOperating system · Google

CVE-2020-0035

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2020-03-10
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
In query of TelephonyProvider.java, there is a possible access to SIM card info due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-140622024

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

In TelephonyProvider.java, a missing permission check allows local apps to query SIM card information without proper authorization, leading to information disclosure. No user interaction or elevated privileges are required for exploitation.

MitigationApply the Android security patch for CVE-2020-0035 which adds proper permission checks to the TelephonyProvider. For custom ROMs or embedded Android systems, add runtime permission verification before returning SIM card data.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
AndroidOperating system
Affected:= 8.0= 8.1= 9.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check Android version
    Go to Settings > About Phone > Android version, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' via ADB
    Affected if Version is 8.0, 8.1, or 9.0 (all three are affected)
  2. Verify TelephonyProvider is accessible
    Check if the TelephonyProvider content provider is accessible by attempting to query content://telephony/siminfo via ADB shell or an app without READ_PHONE_STATE permission
    Affected if Query returns SIM card information without requesting or requiring READ_PHONE_STATE permission
  3. Confirm missing permission enforcement
    Review TelephonyProvider.java code in the device's framework, specifically checking for enforcement of READ_PHONE_STATE or equivalent permission before returning SIM info
    Affected if No permission check is found before returning SIM data in the TelephonyProvider
  4. Check security patch level
    Go to Settings > About Phone > Security patch level, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.security_patch' via ADB
    Affected if Security patch level is earlier than the patch that addresses CVE-2020-0035 (the fix was released in Android's March 2020 security update)

A device is affected if it runs Android 8.0, 8.1, or 9.0 AND the TelephonyProvider allows querying SIM information without requiring READ_PHONE_STATE permission, indicating the missing permission check vulnerability is present.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply the Android security patch for CVE-2020-0035 which adds proper permission checks to the TelephonyProvider. For custom ROMs or embedded Android systems, add runtime permission verification before returning SIM card data.

Fix this in Android Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,970
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