CVE-2023-29761

Summary

CVE-2023-29761 is a newly discovered vulnerability affecting Sleep v.20230303 for Android. This issue grants unauthorized apps the ability to induce a persistent denial of service (DoS) by manipulating the SharedPreference files. The manipulation allows the apps to cause Sleep to enter an infinite loop, causing the device to become unresponsive and denying normal usage. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to Android users, as it can lead to a denial of service attack that persists until the affected Sleep component is updated or reinstalled.

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