CVE-2024-27209
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 write due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
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 heap buffer overflow vulnerability allows an attacker to write data beyond the boundaries of an allocated memory region. This out-of-bounds write can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation, elevating from the current user context to higher privileges without requiring additional execution privileges or user interaction.
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= 13.0CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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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Verify Android version is 13.0Check the Android version on the device by going to Settings > About Phone > Android version, or run 'adb shell getprop ro.build.version.release'Affected if The reported version is exactly 13.0 (not 13.0.1, 13.0.2, or other point releases)
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Confirm build version detailsRun 'adb shell getprop ro.build.version.sdk' and 'adb shell getprop ro.build.id' to confirm the exact build versionAffected if The build matches the exact affected version string for Android 13.0
The device is affected if it is running exactly Android version 13.0; later point releases (13.0.1, 13.0.2, etc.) and other Android versions are not in the scope of this specific CVE.
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 vendor-supplied patch addressing the heap buffer overflow in the affected component. Given this is a local privilege escalation vulnerability, prioritize patching on all affected systems immediately.
Latest Android 13 security update (March 2024 patch level or later)
- 1. Open Settings on your Android 13 device
- 2. Navigate to System > Security & privacy > Security update (or Settings > Security depending on device)
- 3. Check for and install any available security updates
- 4. Verify the security patch level is at or after the level containing the fix for CVE-2024-27209
- 5. For Pixel devices, ensure the March 2024 or later security patch is applied
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation16.0 h
- Testing12.0 h
- Review / QA8.0 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-27209 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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