PT-2021-13077 · Google · Android

Published 2021-04-01 · Updated 2022-05-03 · CVE-2021-0400

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Android versions Android-9 through Android-11

Description: The issue is related to improper input validation in the injectBestLocation and handleUpdateLocation functions of GnssLocationProvider.java. This could lead to incorrect reporting of location data to emergency services, requiring User execution privileges. No user interaction is needed for exploitation.

Recommendations: For Android versions Android-9 through Android-11, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-177561690

CVE-2021-0400

Affected Products

Android

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0400 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-04-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-0400 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-177561690 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/13377 · Telegram Post
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/95602e325ae1ee9cf383db38cb0a8d47567618dc · Note