PT-2023-18114 · Google · Android

Published 2023-10-30 · Updated 2023-11-07 · CVE-2023-21338

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 (affected versions not specified)

Description In the Input Method, there is a possible way to determine whether an app is installed without query permissions due to side channel information disclosure. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

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

Side Channel Attack

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-203

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-21338

Affected Products

Android

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21338 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21338 · Security Note
• https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/android-14 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1719040088372343045 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/73157 · Telegram Post