CVE-2020-0172Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Media extractor hang via unbounded MIDI parsing

Published Jun 11, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Denial of service in Android 10's MIDI extractor allows remote attackers to hang media processing via a crafted MIDI file. Parse_art in eas_mdls.c fails to bound attacker-controlled articulation data, allowing excessive or nonterminating extractor processing. A user must open or otherwise process the crafted file; the bounded consequence is interruption of the media-extractor service.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.76%
Next 30 days · Sep 17, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in Android 10's MIDI extractor allows remote attackers to hang media processing via a crafted MIDI file. Parse_art in eas_mdls.c fails to bound attacker-controlled articulation data, allowing excessive or nonterminating extractor processing. A user must open or otherwise process the crafted file; the bounded consequence is interruption of the media-extractor service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2020-0172
Published
Jun 11, 2020
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Android
Classifications
CWE-835, CWE-20, CWE-834, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 11, 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 vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Androidversion=Android-10

Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.3NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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Attacks

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Sep 11, 2026Sep 17, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 17, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CWE-834Excessive Iteration
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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