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CVE-2022-20509

In mapGrantorDescr of MessageQueueBase.h, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a...

6.7 MediumFix available

In mapGrantorDescr of MessageQueueBase.h, there is a possible out of bounds write 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-244713317

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.18%Down 2.4 points since Dec 17, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.7

In mapGrantorDescr of MessageQueueBase.h, there is a possible out of bounds write 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-244713317

Record
CVE-2022-20509
CVSS 3.1
6.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List 6.7

In mapGrantorDescr of MessageQueueBase.h, there is a possible out of bounds write 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-244713317

Record
CVE-2022-20509
CVSS 3.1
6.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-25769 6.7

In mapGrantorDescr of MessageQueueBase.h, there is a possible out of bounds write 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-244713317

Record
EUVD-2022-25769
CVSS 3.1
6.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cxgm-9wgx-pjp4 6.7

In mapGrantorDescr of MessageQueueBase.h, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a...

In mapGrantorDescr of MessageQueueBase.h, there is a possible out of bounds write 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-244713317

Record
GHSA-cxgm-9wgx-pjp4
CVSS 3.1
6.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPUB-A-244713317 No score

In mapGrantorDescr of MessageQueueBase.h, there is a possible out of bounds write 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.

Record
PUB-A-244713317
Updated
2026-11-05

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
platform/system/libfmq
Android
13:0 up to 13:2022-12-01, plus listed versions
13
13:2022-12-01

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
factsOSV
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

In short

CVE-2022-20509 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Google Android, published December 1, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 7th percentile. Fixed in platform/system/libfmq 13:2022-12-01.

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