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CVE-2020-0273

In hwservicemanager, there is a possible out of bounds write due to freeing a wild pointer. This...

7.8 High

In hwservicemanager, there is a possible out of bounds write due to freeing a wild pointer. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-155646800

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.15%Unchanged since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

In hwservicemanager, there is a possible out of bounds write due to freeing a wild pointer. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-155646800

Record
CVE-2020-0273
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

In hwservicemanager, there is a possible out of bounds write due to freeing a wild pointer. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-155646800

Record
CVE-2020-0273
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-1776 No score

In hwservicemanager, there is a possible out of bounds write due to freeing a wild pointer. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-155646800

Record
EUVD-2020-1776
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7vpq-xcrf-9qvc No score

In hwservicemanager, there is a possible out of bounds write due to freeing a wild pointer. This...

In hwservicemanager, there is a possible out of bounds write due to freeing a wild pointer. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-155646800

Record
GHSA-7vpq-xcrf-9qvc
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-0273 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published September 18, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 4th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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