CVE-2023-21000 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In MediaCodec.cpp, there is a possible use after free due to improper locking. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-194783918

Published: 2023-03-24

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Android

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Android-13`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-25168	In MediaCodec.cpp, there is a possible use after free due to improper locking. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-194783918

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00015.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2023-03-01

History

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2023-03-24T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-02-26T20:50:17.280Z

Reserved: 2022-11-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-21000

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T09:21:34.017Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-24T20:15:12.450

Modified: 2025-02-26T21:15:12.497

Link: CVE-2023-21000

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-667

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