Resource exhaustion in Google Android

CVE-2021-0420

In memory management driver, there is a possible system crash due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS05403499; Issue ID: ALPS05381065.

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-0420: held from 0.001 to 0.001.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Google Android — versions 10.0, 11.0
  • Mt6580, Mt6582e, Mt6582h, Mt6582t, Mt6582w, Mt6582 90, Mt6589, Mt6589td, Mt6592e, Mt6592h, Mt6592t, Mt6592w, Mt6592 Mt6595, Mt6731, Mt6732, Mt6735, Mt6737, Mt6739, Mt6750, Mt6750s, Mt6752, Mt6753, Mt6755, Mt6755s, Mt6757, Mt6757c, Mt6757cd, Mt6757ch, Mt6758, Mt6761, Mt6762, Mt6763, Mt6765, Mt6768, Mt6769, Mt6771, Mt6779, Mt6785, Mt6795, Mt6797, Mt6799, Mt6833, Mt6853, Mt6853t, Mt6873, Mt6875, Mt6877, Mt6883, Mt6885, Mt6889, Mt6891, Mt6893 — versions Android 10.0, 11.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-0420?
CVE-2021-0420 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2021-0420?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.