CVE-2020-0048

Local stack disclosure via uncleared effect UUIDs

Published Mar 10, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Information disclosure in AudioFlinger in Google Cloud Android 10 allows local users to read stack data through a malformed Binder parcel. IAudioFlinger::onTransact reads effect UUID values from the parcel without first clearing their stack structures, then uses partially filled values after a short read. A local low-privileged app can recover residual process memory without user interaction; the published impact is limited to confidentiality.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in AudioFlinger in Google Cloud Android 10 allows local users to read stack data through a malformed Binder parcel. IAudioFlinger::onTransact reads effect UUID values from the parcel without first clearing their stack structures, then uses partially filled values after a short read. A local low-privileged app can recover residual process memory without user interaction; the published impact is limited to confidentiality.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-0048
Published
Mar 10, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Android
Classifications
CWE-908
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 10, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Android-10

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Androidversion=Android-10

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.1NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-908Use of Uninitialized Resource

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