Google Android privilege escalation | CVE-2021-39675
NAME
Google Android privilege escalation
- Platforms Affected:
Google Android 12 - Risk Level:
9.8 - Exploitability:
Unproven - Consequences:
Gain Privileges
DESCRIPTION
Google Android could allow a remote attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a flaw in the System component. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain elevated privileges.
CVSS 3.0 Information
- Privileges Required: None
- User Interaction: None
- Scope: Unchanged
- Access Vector: Network
- Access Complexity: Low
- Confidentiality Impact: High
- Integrity Impact: High
- Availability Impact: High
- Remediation Level: Official Fix
MITIGATION
Upgrade to the latest version of Android (released on February 08, 2022), available from the Google Web site. See References.
- Reference Link:
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-02-01 - Reference Link:
http://code.google.com/android/
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