Vulnerability · Published Aug 17, 2021 · Assigned by google_android
CVE-2021-0519
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 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
In BITSTREAM_FLUSH of ih264e_bitstream.h, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-176533109
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-08-01 x_refsource_MISC