CVE-2022-20247
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 · uneditedIn Media, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-229858836
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 · high confidenceA heap buffer overflow in the Android Media component allows an out-of-bounds read, enabling remote information disclosure without user interaction or elevated privileges. The vulnerability affects Android-13 devices.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 13.0.0CVSS 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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Android versionNavigate to Settings > About Phone > Android version, or run 'adb shell getprop ro.build.version.release'Affected if Version is exactly 13.0.0 (not 13.0.1 or higher)
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Check security patch levelNavigate to Settings > About Phone > Security patch level, or run 'adb shell getprop ro.build.version.security_patch'Affected if Patch level is earlier than December 2022 (for example, November 2022 or earlier)
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Verify Media component presenceConfirm the device has Media framework by checking for /system/framework/framework-res.apk or /system/media/ folder, or run 'adb shell pm list packages android.media'Affected if Media component is present (standard on all Android devices)
Device is affected if running Android version 13.0.0 with a security patch level earlier than December 2022, as the heap buffer overflow in the Media component requires this specific version and unpatched state.
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.
dbcve · scopedApply the December 2022 or later Android security update to patch the Media component vulnerability. Organizations should ensure fleet-wide deployment of the latest security patch level.
Android 14 or later / Ensure latest Android Security Patch Level is applied
- 1. Navigate to Settings on the Android device
- 2. Go to System > Software Update (or Settings > About Phone > Software Update)
- 3. Check for and install any available system updates
- 4. Ensure the device receives the latest Android Security Patch Level
- 5. Alternatively, upgrade to Android 14 or later if the device is eligible
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- 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-2022-20247 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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