What is CVE-2021-25469?

CVE-2021-25469 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2021-10-06.

How severe is CVE-2021-25469?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2021-25469

A possible stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Widevine trustlet prior to SMR Oct-2021 Release 1 allows arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (2.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 10.0, 11.0
Samsung Exynos
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions Select Q(10.0), R(11.0) devices with Exynos chipsets

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

mobile.security@samsung.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-25469?: CVE-2021-25469 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2021-10-06.
How severe is CVE-2021-25469?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.