PT-2021-13285 · Google · Android

Published 2021-10-01 · Updated 2021-10-27 · CVE-2021-0651

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to a possible denial of service (DoS) in devices due to incorrect input validation in the loadLabel function of PackageItemInfo.java. This can occur when an app has a long label, potentially leading to a local denial of service without requiring additional execution privileges. User interaction is necessary for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions Android-9 through Android-11, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue to prevent potential denial of service attacks. 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-67013844

CVE-2021-0651

Affected Products

Android

References · 6

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-10-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0651 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-0651 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-67013844 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/efdcec1e29a4179aeb5df314321bb1d5e1ba0bee · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/31032 · Telegram Post