PT-2021-13163 · Google · Android+1

Published 2021-07-01 · Updated 2021-07-16 · CVE-2021-0514

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Android versions Android-8.1 through Android-11

Description: The issue is related to a possible use after free due to a race condition in several functions of the V8 library. This could lead to remote code execution in an unprivileged process with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not required for exploitation.

Recommendations: For Android versions Android-8.1 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.

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-162604069

CVE-2021-0514

Affected Products

Android

V8

References · 8

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-162604069 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-0514 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0514 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-07-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/v8/+/6e1e26aaeffbc3b396c54fc4f3d2605b9d4cab67 · Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/chromium-libpac/+/438381db24b83e6fde76a4ca2c6a9fa91f822265 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/17737 · Telegram Post
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/v8/+/2dc3777900fe5faa900be436bf42dd55353d189a · Note