In LocaleList of LocaleList.java, there is a possible forced reboot due to an uncaught exception.

published 2020-11-10 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-1944

cvss: 5.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
public exploits: 0; none known

In LocaleList of LocaleList.java, there is a possible forced reboot due to an uncaught exception. This could lead to local denial of service requiring factory reset to restore with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-8.0 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-152410253

Patch / fix

links 1

source.android.com/security/bulletin/2020-11-01 advisory

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Exploit prediction

0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	2.0	2.1	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

n/a Android

Classification

Weakness

CWE-755 Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

References

source.android.com /security/bulletin/2020-11-01
patch, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-0443
NVD CVE-2020-0443

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