What is CVE-2023-21280?

CVE-2023-21280 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-14.

How severe is CVE-2023-21280?

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

Resource exhaustion in Google Android

CVE-2023-21280

In setMediaButtonBroadcastReceiver of MediaSessionRecord.java, there is a possible permanent DoS due to resource exhaustion. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.001 (0.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Google Android — versions 12, 12L, 12.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-21280?: CVE-2023-21280 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-21280?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.