CVE-2022-20472 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In toLanguageTag of LocaleListCache.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds read due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-239210579

Published: 2022-12-13

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 4.5% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Android

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:10.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:11.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:12.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:12.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:13.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04537.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-12-01

History

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2022-12-13T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-22T14:18:23.954Z

Reserved: 2021-10-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-20472

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T02:10:44.869Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-13T16:15:15.947

Modified: 2025-04-22T15:15:58.483

Link: CVE-2022-20472

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-125

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