CVE-2020-8896

Buffer Overflow in Google Earth Pro

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Published May 4, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 4.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the khcrypt implementation in Google Earth Pro versions up to and including 7.3.2 allows an attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack using a specially crafted key to read data past the end of the buffer used to hold it. Mitigation: Update to Google Earth Pro 7.3.3.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Google LLC

Google Earth Pro

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`stable`	affected	≤ 7.3.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:google:earth:*:*:*:*:pro:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-29737	A Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the khcrypt implementation in Google Earth Pro versions up to and including 7.3.2 allows an attacker to perform a Man-in-the-Middle attack using a specially crafted key to read data past the end of the buffer used to hold it. Mitigation: Update to Google Earth Pro 7.3.3.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.404% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.google.com/earth/answer/40901

History

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Subscriptions

Google Earth

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 10:12 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Google
Published: May 4, 2020, 1:25 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 10:12 AM
Reserved: Feb 12, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:27 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 4, 2020, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:27 AM

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