What is CVE-2021-0424?

CVE-2021-0424 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2021-0424?

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

Resource exhaustion in Google Android

CVE-2021-0424

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…

EPSS: 0.001 (1.3th 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
Mediatek Mt6580
Mediatek Mt6582_90
Mediatek Mt6582e
Mediatek Mt6582h
Mediatek Mt6582t
Mediatek Mt6582w
Mediatek Mt6589
Mediatek Mt6589td
Mediatek Mt6592_90

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-0424?: CVE-2021-0424 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2021-0424?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.