Buffer overflow in Allwinnertech Android Q Sdk

CVE-2021-38783

There is a Out-of-Bound Write in the Allwinner R818 SoC Android Q SDK V1.0 camera driver "/dev/cedar_dev" through iotcl cmd IOCTL_SET_PROC_INFO and IOCTL_COPY_PROC_INFO, which could cause a system crash or EoP.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.018 (77.9th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-38783: held from 0.018 to 0.018.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38783?
CVE-2021-38783 is a high-severity vulnerability in Allwinnertech Android Q Sdk, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-01-18.
How severe is CVE-2021-38783?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-38783 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.