Input validation error in Google Android - CVE-2021-0967

 

Input validation error in Google Android - CVE-2021-0967

Published: December 10, 2021 / Updated: December 10, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU58838
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0967
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected device.

The vulnerability occurs when handling cases where order isn't a multiple of dimension. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Vulnerability may allow execute arbitrary code Android 9.
Vulnerability also may allow access to potentially sensitive information on Android 10, 11, 12


How to mitigate CVE-2021-0967

Install updates from vendor's website.

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