CVE-2020-10844
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 · uneditedAn issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.x), and Q(10.0) software. There is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in media.audio_policy. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-16333 (February 2020).
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 confidenceAn out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the media.audio_policy component on Samsung mobile devices running Android O (8.x), P (9.x), and Q (10.0). This vulnerability could allow an attacker to read sensitive memory contents beyond allocated buffers, potentially leading to information disclosure.
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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= 8.0= 8.1= 9.0= 10.0CVSS 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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
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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Verify device is a Samsung mobile deviceCheck the device model and manufacturer in Settings > About Phone or by running 'getprop ro.product.brand' and 'getprop ro.product.model' via ADBAffected if The device is not a Samsung mobile device (this CVE affects Samsung-specific components)
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Confirm Android versionCheck the Android version in Settings > About Phone > Android version, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' via ADBAffected if The Android version is 8.0, 8.1, 9.0, or 10.0 exactly (these are the affected versions per the CVE)
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Check if media.audio_policy component existsVerify the presence of the media.audio_policy component on the device. This is a Samsung-specific audio policy component. Check via 'pm list packages | grep audio_policy' or inspect system logs for audio_policy module loadingAffected if The media.audio_policy component is present and loaded on the device
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Check Samsung security patch levelCheck the Samsung security patch date in Settings > About Phone > Software information > Security patch level, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.security_patch' via ADBAffected if The security patch level is earlier than February 2020 (the patch SVE-2019-16333 was released February 2020)
A user is affected if they have a Samsung mobile device running Android 8.0, 8.1, 9.0, or 10.0 with the media.audio_policy component present and a Samsung security patch level before February 2020.
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 Samsung February 2020 security patch (SVE-2019-16333) to affected devices. Users should check for and install available system updates.
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