VDB-223964 · CVE-2023-20997 · A-246749702

Google Android 13.0 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android 13.0. It has been declared as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-20997. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android 13.0 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

In multiple locations, there is a possible way to trigger a persistent reboot loop due to improper input validation. This could lead to local denial of service with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-246749702

The weakness was shared 03/25/2023 as A-246749702. The advisory is shared for download at source.android.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-20997 since 11/03/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-25165). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Google

Name

Android

Version

13.0

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.google.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

11/03/2022 🔍
03/25/2023 +142 days 🔍
03/25/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/07/2025 +897 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: A-246749702
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20997 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20997
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-223964
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2023 09:00
Updated: 09/07/2025 16:37
Changes: 03/25/2023 09:00 (41), 04/15/2023 08:01 (10), 09/07/2025 16:37 (16)
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