CVE-2021-40010 Memory corruption in HarmonyOS;EMUI;Magic UI
A heap overflow in the bone voice ID Trusted Application allows attackers to execute malicious code on Huawei devices.
- 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-2021-40010?
CVE-2021-40010 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Huawei Emui, published on 7 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The bone voice ID TA has a heap overflow vulnerability.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in malicious code execution.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40010?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Huawei Emui, Huawei Harmonyos, Huawei Magic Ui.
How do I fix CVE-2021-40010?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40010 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-2021-40010 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40010 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei Emui
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f5rf-7v92-j3pg.