CVE-2021-0659 Information disclosure in MT6853, MT6853T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT8195, MT8791, MT8797
A local attacker with system privileges can read out-of-bounds memory in MediaTek apusys, leading to information disclosure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-0659?
CVE-2021-0659 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 18 Nov 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In apusys, there is a possible out of bounds read due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS05687559; Issue ID: ALPS05687559.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-0659?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2021-0659?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-0659 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-0659 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-0659 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-97gm-44x7-94mq.