What is CVE-2021-0585?

CVE-2021-0585 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-07-14.

How severe is CVE-2021-0585?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2021-0585

In beginWrite and beginRead of MessageQueueBase.h, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11Android ID: A-184963385

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (3.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 8.1, 9.0, 10.0
N/a Android — versions Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

security@android.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-0585?: CVE-2021-0585 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-07-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-0585?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.