CVE-2020-0318 — In the System UI, there is a possible system crash due to an uncaught exception

In the System UI, there is a possible system crash due to an uncaught exception. This could lead to local permanent denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-

01What is this vulnerability?

In the System UI, there is a possible system crash due to an uncaught exception. This could lead to local permanent denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-33646131

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / Android	Android-11

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2020-09-18T14:51:38.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-04T05:55:12.850Z

09References

• source.android.com — https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/android-11