Vulnerability · Published Jan 14, 2022 · Assigned by google_android
CVE-2021-1037
Medium 5.3
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 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The broadcast that DevicePickerFragment sends when a new device is paired doesn't have any permission checks, so any app can register to listen for it. This lets apps keep track of what devices are paired without requesting BLUETOOTH permissions.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-9Android ID: A-162951906
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/aaos/2022-01-01 x_refsource_MISC