CVE-2020-12747

Description

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with Q(10.0) (Exynos980 9630 and Exynos990 9830 chipsets) software. The Bootloader has a heap-based buffer overflow because of the mishandling of specific commands. The Samsung IDs are SVE-2020-16981, SVE-2020-16991 (May 2020).

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.16%
Vendor Advisory samsungmobile.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-12747?
CVE-2020-12747 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-12747?
To fix CVE-2020-12747, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-12747 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-12747 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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