Vulnerability · Published Mar 10, 2021 · Assigned by google_android
CVE-2021-0457
Medium 6.7
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Android. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In the FingerTipS touch screen driver, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-157155375
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2021-03-01 x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-279/ x_refsource_MISC