CVE-2021-25456 Memory corruption in Samsung Mobile Devices
Attackers can execute arbitrary code via a forged WMF file due to an out-of-bounds read in the libswmfextractor library 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-2021-25456?
CVE-2021-25456 is a medium-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 libswmfextractor.so library prior to SMR Sep-2021 Release 1 allows attackers to execute memcpy at arbitrary address via forged wmf file.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25456?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25456?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25456 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-2021-25456 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25456 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-58r6-g6vr-4gpp.