Google Android protocolpsadapter.cpp ProtocolPsUnthrottleApn out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google Android and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function ProtocolPsUnthrottleApn of the file protocolpsadapter.cpp. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-36921. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Google Android (the affected version is unknown). Affected is the function ProtocolPsUnthrottleApn of the file protocolpsadapter.cpp. 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. CVE summarizes:

In ProtocolPsUnthrottleApn() of protocolpsadapter.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with baseband firmware compromise required. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

The advisory is available at source.android.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-36921 since 04/16/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/12/2025).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.2

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
12/11/2025 +239 days VulDB entry created
12/12/2025 +0 days Advisory disclosed
12/12/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: source.android.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-36921 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-36921
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-336018
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2025 00:23
Changes: 12/12/2025 00:23 (57)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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