What is CVE-2021-0642?

CVE-2021-0642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-08-17.

How severe is CVE-2021-0642?

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

Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2021-0642

In onResume of VoicemailSettingsFragment.java, there is a possible way to retrieve a trackable identifier without permissions due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-185126149

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (25.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

security@android.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-0642?: CVE-2021-0642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-08-17.
How severe is CVE-2021-0642?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.