What is CVE-2021-0423?

CVE-2021-0423 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2021-0423?

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

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2021-0423

In memory management driver, there is a possible information disclosure due to uninitialized data. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitat…

Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)

EPSS: 0.001 (1.6th 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:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 10.0, 11.0
Mediatek Mt6580
Mediatek Mt6582_90
Mediatek Mt6582e
Mediatek Mt6582h
Mediatek Mt6582t
Mediatek Mt6582w
Mediatek Mt6589
Mediatek Mt6589td
Mediatek Mt6592_90

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-665 — Improper Initialization

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-0423?: CVE-2021-0423 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2021-0423?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.