CVE-2020-0181 [High] | Integer Overflow in Android

CVE-2020-0181 is rated High Risk (66.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.45%, 92th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +4.03% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-11-21	5.43%	9.45%	+4.03%
2	2025-11-18	9.45%	5.43%	-4.03%
3	2025-10-15	—	9.45%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-11-21

5.43%

9.45%

+4.03%

2025-11-18

9.45%

5.43%

-4.03%

2025-10-15

—

9.45%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.5	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	3.9	3.6	[email protected]
5.0	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:N) No confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:N) No integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	10.0	2.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.5

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

3.9

3.6

[email protected]

5.0

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N): No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N): No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P): Partial availability impact.

10.0

2.9

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-0181

vendor	priority	summary	link
`debian`	not yet assigned	CVE-2020-0181 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libexif), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-0181
`gentoo`	normal	CVE-2020-0181: 1 GLSA(s) (202011-19), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/libexif); latest impact normal.	https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2020-0181
`redhat`	medium	—	https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-0181
`suse`	medium	CVE-2020-0181 severity moderate: SUSE including 11 source package names (libexif-0.6.17-2.14.10.1, libexif-0.6.22-4.el8, …), 107 product×package rows across 56 product lines (HPE Helion OpenStack 8, SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0, … (56 product lines)): Fixed 107.	https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-0181/
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2020-0181 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libexif), 6 status rows across 6 suites (bionic, eoan, focal, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 5, released 1.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-0181

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-0181

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
google	android	10.0	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:10.0:::::::*
libexif_project	libexif	< 0.6.22_p20201105	cpe:2.3:a:libexif_project:libexif::::::::
fedoraproject	fedora	32	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:::::::*
fedoraproject	fedora	33	cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:::::::*

References for CVE-2020-0181

URL	Tags
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ELDZR6USD5PR34MRK2ZISLCYJ465FNKN/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SVBD5JRUQPN4LQHTAAJHA3MR5M7YTAC7/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-19	Third Party Advisory
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2020-06-01	Patch Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2020-0181

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-0181

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-0181

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-0181

OS Trackers for CVE-2020-0181

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-0181

References for CVE-2020-0181