CVE-2023-20685 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the vdec component, affecting Google and MediaTek products, stemming from a race condition. With a CVSS score of 6.4 (Medium), it requires high privileges for exploitation but does not need user interaction and can lead to local escalation of privilege with system execution capabilities. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed on the KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.