CVE-2020-0260
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 · uneditedThere is a possible out of bounds read due to an incorrect bounds check.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-152225183
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 confidenceThis is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Android System-on-Chip (SoC) components caused by an incorrect bounds check. The flaw allows a local attacker to read sensitive memory contents beyond allocated buffers, potentially exposing kernel memory or other privileged data. Given the CVSS 9.1 rating, this is likely exploitable without authentication and could lead to complete system compromise.
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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 dataall versionsCVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check the Android security patch levelGo to Settings > About Phone > Security patch level. This displays the date of the installed Android security updates.Affected if The security patch level is earlier than January 2020, meaning the device has not received the patch that addresses CVE-2020-0260.
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Confirm the Android OS versionGo to Settings > About Phone > Android version. Record the full version number (for example, 10, 11, 12, etc.).Affected if All Android versions are affected if the corresponding security patch level has not been applied.
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Identify the device SoC or chipset vendorCheck the device specifications via Settings > About Phone > Model/Hardware or consult the manufacturer's product documentation. Common Android SoC vendors include Qualcomm, MediaTek, Samsung Exynos, HiSilicon (Huawei), and others.Affected if The vulnerability exists in SoC-level components, so any Android device using an affected chipset firmware is potentially vulnerable unless patched.
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Verify patch applicability for your specific device modelConsult the device manufacturer's security advisory or support pages to confirm whether a firmware update containing the January 2020 Android security bulletin has been released for your exact model number.Affected if No vendor-supplied security update is available for your device model, indicating the vulnerability remains unpatched.
A device is affected if its Android security patch level predates the January 2020 security update, regardless of Android version, because this is a flaw in SoC-level bounds checking that was addressed in that month's security bulletin.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the relevant Android monthly security patch level (typically January 2020 or later) provided by the device/SoC vendor. Organizations should inventory affected Android devices and prioritize patching for critical infrastructure and BYOD endpoints.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2020-0260 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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