CVE-2021-25468

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Published Oct 6, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A possible guessing and confirming a byte memory vulnerability in Widevine trustlet prior to SMR Oct-2021 Release 1 allows attackers to read arbitrary memory address.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Samsung Mobile

Samsung Mobile Devices

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Select Q(10.0), R(11.0) devices with Exynos chipsets`	affected	< SMR Oct-2021 Release 1

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:10.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:11.0:::::::*

cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-12364	A possible guessing and confirming a byte memory vulnerability in Widevine trustlet prior to SMR Oct-2021 Release 1 allows attackers to read arbitrary memory address.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.111% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2021&month=10

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Google Android

Samsung Exynos

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 8:03 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Samsung Mobile
Published: Oct 6, 2021, 5:07 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 8:03 PM
Reserved: Jan 19, 2021, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:42 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 6, 2021, 6:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:42 AM

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