Vulnerability · Published May 10, 2022 · Assigned by google_android
CVE-2021-39670
Medium 5.5
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 9% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
In setStream of WallpaperManager.java, there is a possible way to cause a permanent DoS due to improper input validation. This could lead to local denial of service with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-204087139
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-05-01 x_refsource_MISC