Google Android 8.1/9.0/10.0/11.0 ALooper.cpp pollOnce memory corruption
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Google Android 8.1/9.0/10.0/11.0. Impacted is the function pollOnce of the file ALooper.cpp. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption.
This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2021-0429. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit.
It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Google Android 8.1/9.0/10.0/11.0 (Smartphone Operating System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function pollOnce of the file ALooper.cpp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The weakness was presented 04/14/2021 as A-175074139. The advisory is available at source.android.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-0429. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/17/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
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Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.google.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
11/06/2020 🔍04/14/2021 🔍
04/14/2021 🔍
04/17/2021 🔍
Sources
Vendor: google.comAdvisory: A-175074139
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2021-0429 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-0429
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-172958
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
Entry
Created: 04/14/2021 07:08Updated: 04/17/2021 12:55
Changes: 04/14/2021 07:08 (41), 04/17/2021 12:55 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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