VDB-194567 · CVE-2021-40061 · GCVE-0-2021-40061

Huawei HarmonyOS Bastet type confusion

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5.4	$5k-$25k	0.68

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Huawei HarmonyOS. Affected is an unknown function of the component Bastet. The manipulation leads to type confusion. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-40061. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Huawei HarmonyOS (affected version not known) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Bastet. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. Impacted is integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 03/11/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at consumer.huawei.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-40061 since 08/23/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/11/2022).

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

HarmonyOS

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Type confusion
CWE: CWE-843
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/23/2021 🔍
03/11/2022 +200 days 🔍
03/11/2022 +0 days 🔍
03/12/2022 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: huawei.com

Advisory: consumer.huawei.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-40061 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-40061
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-194567

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2022 08:15
Updated: 03/12/2022 19:51
Changes: 03/11/2022 08:15 (36), 03/12/2022 19:51 (1)
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