VDB-188441 · CVE-2021-0999 · A-196858999

Google Android 12.0 A2DP Bluetooth AndroidManifest.xml permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google Android 12.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file AndroidManifest.xml of the component A2DP Bluetooth Handler. The manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2021-0999. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android 12.0 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file AndroidManifest.xml of the component A2DP Bluetooth Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 12/16/2021 as A-196858999. The advisory is shared at source.android.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-0999 since 11/06/2020. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/22/2021). It is expected to see the exploit prices for this product increasing in the near future.MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

By approaching the search of inurl:AndroidManifest.xml it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Google

Name

Android

Version

12.0

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.google.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
Google Hack: 🔍

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

11/06/2020 🔍
12/16/2021 +405 days 🔍
12/16/2021 +0 days 🔍
12/22/2021 +6 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: A-196858999
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-0999 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-0999
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-188441
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 12/16/2021 09:34
Updated: 12/22/2021 10:23
Changes: 12/16/2021 09:34 (42), 12/22/2021 10:17 (1), 12/22/2021 10:23 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103