What is CVE-2021-0338?

CVE-2021-0338 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-02-10.

How severe is CVE-2021-0338?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-0338 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Google Android

CVE-2021-0338

In SystemSettingsValidators, there is a possible permanent denial of service due to missing bounds checks on UI settings. This could lead to local denial of service with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11Android ID: A-156260178

EPSS: 0.001 (4.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 10.0, 11.0
N/a Android — versions Android-10 Android-11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Public proof-of-concept exploits

TinyNiko/android_

References

security@android.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-0338?: CVE-2021-0338 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-02-10.
How severe is CVE-2021-0338?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-0338 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.