PT-2023-17910 · Google · Android

Published 2023-05-01 · Updated 2025-01-31 · CVE-2023-21118

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.2

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/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 through Android-13

Description In the unflattenString8 function of Sensor.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 versions Android-11 through Android-13, update to a version that contains a fix for this issue. 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

ASB-A-269014004

CVE-2023-21118

Affected Products

Android

References · 10

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21118 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-269014004 · Vendor Advisory
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-05-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21118 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/50511 · Telegram Post
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/21e0d9bfb8893ea3cc9c3462bc4cf73d095b757a · Note
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/74b71c0674a74d0b91353760070cca4af57937a6 · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/64193 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/109405 · Telegram Post
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/native/+/481ec5ccde7a7c10abf1111931a776d8d1644fcb · Note