CVE-2022-20557 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In MessageQueueBase of MessageQueueBase.h, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-247092734

Published: 2022-12-16

Score: 6.7 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very 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-13`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-25817	In MessageQueueBase of MessageQueueBase.h, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-247092734

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

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 0.00016.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

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

History

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2022-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-04-18T15:29:47.095Z

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

Link: CVE-2022-20557

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T02:17:52.905Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-12-16T16:15:19.043

Modified: 2025-04-18T16:15:19.147

Link: CVE-2022-20557

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-125

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