CVE-2021-37049 Memory corruption in EMUI
Heap-based buffer overflow in Huawei mobile OS allows attackers to rewrite adjacent memory, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.
- 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-2021-37049?
CVE-2021-37049 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 8 Dec 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
There is a Heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Huawei Smartphone.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may rewrite the memory of adjacent objects.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-37049?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos, Huawei Magic Ui.
How do I fix CVE-2021-37049?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-37049 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-2021-37049 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-37049 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emui
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3q7v-v6cr-7gf4.