What is CVE-2021-0458?

CVE-2021-0458 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-03-10.

How severe is CVE-2021-0458?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Integer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2021-0458

In the FingerTipS touch screen driver, there is a possible out of bounds read due to an integer overflow. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-157156744

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

Published 2021-03-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 9.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Google Android
Android — versions Android kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2021-03-01 (Vendor Advisory)
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-280/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-0458?: CVE-2021-0458 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2021-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2021-0458?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.