CVE-2021-25414 Path traversal in Samsung Mobile Devices

What is CVE-2021-25414?

CVE-2021-25414 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper sanitization of incoming intent in Samsung Contacts prior to SMR JUN-2021 Release 1 allows local attackers to copy or overwrite arbitrary files with Samsung Contacts privilege.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25414?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2021-25414?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25414 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2021-25414 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25414 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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