CVE-2021-25503 Code injection in Samsung Mobile Devices
Attackers can execute arbitrary code on Samsung mobile devices due to improper input validation in HDCP, requiring a security patch.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-25503?
CVE-2021-25503 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Google Android, published on 5 Nov 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper input validation vulnerability in HDCP prior to SMR Nov-2021 Release 1 allows attackers to arbitrary code execution.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25503?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25503?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25503 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2021-25503 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25503 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gmr3-7wh5-8w7g.