CVE-2021-25385 Memory corruption in Samsung Mobile Devices

What is CVE-2021-25385?

CVE-2021-25385 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Jun 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An improper input validation vulnerability in sdfffd_parse_chunk_PROP() in libsdffextractor library prior to SMR MAY-2021 Release 1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on mediaextractor process.

Weakness: CWE-119, CWE-121

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25385?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2021-25385?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25385 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2021-25385 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25385 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-c8h9-xgqx-fc49.