PT-2021-13405 · Google · Android

Published 2021-12-15 · Updated 2023-08-08 · CVE-2021-1001

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

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

Description In the PVInitVideoEncoder function of mp4enc api.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a heap buffer overflow. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android version Android-12, consider restricting access to the PVInitVideoEncoder function in mp4enc api.cpp to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-1001

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2021-12-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1001 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1001 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/24657 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/34076 · Telegram Post