CVE-2021-25455 Memory corruption in Samsung Mobile Devices
Attackers can read arbitrary memory addresses via a forged AVI file, potentially exposing sensitive data on Samsung mobile devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-25455?
CVE-2021-25455 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 9 Sep 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
OOB read vulnerability in libsaviextractor.so library prior to SMR Sep-2021 Release 1 allows attackers to access arbitrary address through pointer via forged avi file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25455?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25455?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25455 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-2021-25455 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25455 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9jhc-m2f9-xm2h.