PT-2023-17880 · Google · Android

CVE-2023-21087 · Published 2023-04-19 · Updated 2023-07-01

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Android versions Android-11 through Android-13

Description An uncaught exception in PreferencesHelper.java may cause the device to get stuck in a boot loop, leading to local persistent denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not required for exploitation.

Recommendations For Android versions Android-11 through Android-13, apply the necessary patch to fix the issue in PreferencesHelper.java to prevent the device from getting stuck in a boot loop.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-248

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-261723753

CVE-2023-21087

Affected Products

Android

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-261723753 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21087 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-04-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21087 · Security Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/4c2c027334672bb4a5fba4880a5536a3bce4e085 · Note
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-07-01 · Note