Google Android Qualcomm privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Qualcomm. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2021-1979. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Google Android (Smartphone Operating System) (the affected version unknown). This affects an unknown part of the component Qualcomm. The impact remains unknown.

The weakness was released 11/01/2021 as A-187073200. It is possible to read the advisory at source.android.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-1979. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/06/2021). 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. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

12/08/2020 🔍
11/01/2021 +328 days 🔍
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11/06/2021 +5 days 🔍
11/10/2021 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: A-187073200
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-1979 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-1979
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-186231
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 11/06/2021 23:29
Updated: 11/10/2021 16:21
Changes: 11/06/2021 23:29 (38), 11/10/2021 16:21 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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