CVE-2021-37021 Memory corruption in HarmonyOS

Critical 9.1 Published Updated

A stack-based buffer overflow in Huawei HarmonyOS allows attackers to perform out-of-bounds reads, potentially exposing sensitive memory data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-37021?

CVE-2021-37021 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 7 Dec 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

There is a Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Huawei Smartphone.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to Out-of-bounds read.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-37021?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos, Huawei Magic Ui.

How do I fix CVE-2021-37021?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-37021 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-2021-37021 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-37021 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Emui vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f83w-p3hx-66hc.

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