Vulnerability · Published Jun 22, 2021 · Assigned by google_android
CVE-2021-0547
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-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 0.1% (higher than 1% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 98.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In onReceive of NetInitiatedActivity.java, there is a possible way to supply an attacker-controlled value to a GPS HAL handler due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege that may result in undefined behavior in some HAL implementations with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-174151048
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2021-06-01 x_refsource_MISC