VDB-187157 · CVE-2021-37023 · GCVE-0-2021-37023

Huawei Smartphone Media File access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei Smartphone. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Media File Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-37023. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Huawei Smartphone (Smartphone Operating System) (unknown version). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Media File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 11/23/2021. The advisory is shared at device.harmonyos.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-37023 since 07/20/2021. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/23/2021). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Huawei

Name

Smartphone

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.huawei.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/20/2021 🔍
11/23/2021 +126 days 🔍
11/23/2021 +0 days 🔍
11/27/2021 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: device.harmonyos.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-37023 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-37023
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-187157

Entryinfo

Created: 11/23/2021 19:10
Updated: 11/27/2021 09:18
Changes: 11/23/2021 19:10 (37), 11/27/2021 09:18 (1)
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