Vulnerability · Published Jun 21, 2021 · Assigned by google_android
CVE-2021-0516
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-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 1.6% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
In p2p_process_prov_disc_req of p2p_pd.c, there is a possible out of bounds read and write due to a use after free. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-181660448
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-06-01 x_refsource_MISC