CVE-2021-40025 Information disclosure in HarmonyOS

High 7.5 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit uninitialized memory in the HarmonyOS eID module to potentially read sensitive data, affecting data confidentiality.

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-2021-40025?

CVE-2021-40025 is a high-severity vulnerability in Huawei Harmonyos, 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 eID module has a vulnerability that causes the memory to be used without being initialized,Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect data confidentiality.

Weakness: CWE-665

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-40025?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Huawei Harmonyos.

How do I fix CVE-2021-40025?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-40025 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-40025 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-40025 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Huawei Harmonyos vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h2q3-vxxv-25rg.

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