# CVE-2023-42721: Denial of service in SC9863A

> A missing input verification in the flv extractor allows local attackers to cause a denial of service on Unisoc SC9863A devices.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9pgx-3f8j-fmh2

## What is CVE-2023-42721?

CVE-2023-42721 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 4 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In flv extractor, there is a possible missing verification incorrect input. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42721?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Google Android.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-42721?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42721 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-42721 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42721 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-42721 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-42721 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 4 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42721 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Google Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42721/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42721/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-42721
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42721
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42721

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42721/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.