Google Android 13.0 parser.c xmlParseTryOrFinish out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Google Android 13.0 and classified as problematic. The affected element is the function xmlParseTryOrFinish of the file parser.c. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-21180. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android 13.0 (Smartphone Operating System). It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function xmlParseTryOrFinish of the file parser.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In xmlParseTryOrFinish of parser.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-261365944

The weakness was disclosed 06/28/2023 as A-261365944. The advisory is shared at source.android.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-21180 since 11/03/2022. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/13/2025). 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-25348). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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11/03/2022 🔍
06/28/2023 +236 days 🔍
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09/13/2025 +808 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: A-261365944
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-21180 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-21180
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-232557
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 06/28/2023 21:43
Updated: 09/13/2025 22:17
Changes: 06/28/2023 21:43 (43), 07/20/2023 14:45 (11), 09/13/2025 22:17 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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