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CVE-2020-8899
CRITICAL
There is a buffer overwrite vulnerability in the Quram qmg library of Samsung's Android OS versions O(8.x), P(9.0) and Q(10.0). An unauthenticated, unauthorized attacker sending a specially crafted MMS to a vulnerable phone can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow in the Quram image codec leading to an arbitrary remote code execution (RCE) without any user interaction. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-16747.
Published: May 6, 2020
Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CWE-122
CWE-787
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (4)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| android | 8.0 | |
| android | 8.1 | |
| android | 9.0 | |
| android | 10.0 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-6qjj-3q9g-g44p
There is a buffer overwrite vulnerability in the Quram qmg library of Samsung's Android OS...
References (8)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157620/Samsung-Android-Remote-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2002 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb Vendor Advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/366027 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157620/Samsung-Android-Remote-Code-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=2002 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb Vendor Advisory
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/366027 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.8 / 10
EPSS Score
5.76%
Top 8% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
40.9 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub