CVE-2021-0639 Information disclosure in Android
Local attackers can access sensitive data due to weak obfuscation in Android's libl3oemcrypto library without user interaction or elevated privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-0639?
CVE-2021-0639 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 17 Aug 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In multiple functions of libl3oemcrypto.cpp, there is a possible weakness in the existing obfuscation mechanism due to the way sensitive data is handled. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-190724551
Weakness: CWE-922
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-0639?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2021-0639?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2021-0639 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-0639 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as A-190724551, ASB-A-190724551, GHSA-45mp-7qc4-gj8v.