CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2021-0337

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Published: Feb 10, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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In moveInMediaStore of FileSystemProvider.java, there is a possible file exposure due to stale metadata. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10 Android-11Android ID: A-157474195

Weakness

The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
AndroidGoogle8.1 (including)8.1 (including)
AndroidGoogle9.0 (including)9.0 (including)
AndroidGoogle10.0 (including)10.0 (including)
AndroidGoogle11.0 (including)11.0 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References