CVE-2021-25429 Missing authorization in Samsung Mobile Devices

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Untrusted applications can access Bluetooth information due to improper privilege management in Samsung mobile devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-25429?

CVE-2021-25429 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Jul 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper privilege management vulnerability in Bluetooth application prior to SMR July-2021 Release 1 allows untrusted application to access the Bluetooth information in Bluetooth application.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25429?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2021-25429?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25429 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2021-25429 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25429 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c73x-9vjx-c2qp.

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