CVE-2020-11873
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 LG mobile devices with Android OS 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 9, and 10 software. A stack-based buffer overflow in the logging tool could allow an attacker to gain privileges. The LG ID is LVE-SMP-200005 (April 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 confidenceA stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the logging tool of LG mobile devices running Android OS versions 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 9, and 10. This memory corruption flaw can be exploited by an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the affected device.
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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= 7.2= 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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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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Identify device manufacturerCheck the device settings to confirm the manufacturer is LG. Go to Settings > About Phone > Manufacturer or use command: 'getprop ro.product.manufacturer'Affected if Device is not manufactured by LG, this specific vulnerability does not apply
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Check Android OS versionNavigate to Settings > About Phone > Android version, or run: 'getprop ro.build.version.release'Affected if Version is 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 9.0, or 10.0 - these are the affected versions per the CVE
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Verify logging tool presenceCheck if the LG logging tool/application is installed on the device. Look for LG logging apps in the app drawer or list installed packages using: 'pm list packages | grep -i log'Affected if The logging tool is present on the device - the vulnerability exists in this component
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Confirm patch statusCheck if LG security patch LVE-SMP-200005 has been applied. Go to Settings > About Phone > Software Info > Security patch level, or run: 'getprop ro.build.version.security_patch'Affected if Security patch level is earlier than May 2020 or if the specific LVE-SMP-200005 patch is not listed as installed
The device is affected if it is an LG mobile device running Android 7.2, 8.0, 8.1, 9.0, or 10.0 with the logging tool present and without the LVE-SMP-200005 patch applied.
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 vendor patch released by LG (LVE-SMP-200005) through official OTA updates; if patches are unavailable, consider network segmentation or restriction of untrusted app installations to reduce attack surface.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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