PT-2023-18038 · Google · Android

CVE-2023-21252 · Published 2023-10-01 · Updated 2023-10-11

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 (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to improper input validation in the validatePassword function of WifiConfigurationUtil.java. This could lead to a local denial of service, causing the device to enter a boot loop, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not required for exploitation.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

ASB-A-275339978

CVE-2023-21252

Affected Products

Android

References · 10

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ASB-A-275339978 · Vendor Advisory
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/modules/Wifi/+/50b08ee30e04d185e5ae97a5f717d436fd5a90f3 · Patch
• https://android.googlesource.com/platform/packages/modules/Wifi/+/044ab0684153c4effb9f4fda47df43ccdc77bda8 · Patch
• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-10-01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21252 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21252 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/71761 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/DMFezzaReedCISA/status/1710387679437738288 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1710372550977429808 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1710394009821086194 · Twitter Post