PT-2021-13375 · Google · Android

Published 2021-12-01 · Updated 2022-07-12 · CVE-2021-0965

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions Android-9 through Android-12

Description The issue concerns a possible pairing of a Bluetooth device without the user's consent due to a missing permission check in the AndroidManifest.xml of Settings. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not required for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions Android-9 through Android-12, 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.

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-194300867

CVE-2021-0965

Affected Products

Android

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0965 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-12-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-194300867 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-0965 · Vendor Advisory