PT-2022-10962 · Google · Android

Published 2022-02-11 · Updated 2022-02-17 · CVE-2021-39677

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to an out-of-bounds (OOB) read in the heap when the camera buffer size is 'zero'. This occurs in the startVideoStream() function.

Recommendations For Android version Android-11, consider restricting access to the startVideoStream() function until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the camera functionality with a 'zero' size buffer to minimize the risk of exploitation. 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-2021-39677

Affected Products

Android

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39677 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/aaos/2022-02-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-39677 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/37330 · Telegram Post