CVE-2021-0596
In phNciNfc_RecvMfResp of phNxpExtns_MifareStd.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds read due to...
In phNciNfc_RecvMfResp of phNxpExtns_MifareStd.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote information disclosure over NFC with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-181346550
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In phNciNfc_RecvMfResp of phNxpExtns_MifareStd.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote information disclosure over NFC with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-181346550
- Record
CVE-2021-0596- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In phNciNfc_RecvMfResp of phNxpExtns_MifareStd.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote information disclosure over NFC with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-181346550
- Record
CVE-2021-0596- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-3215 No score
In phNciNfc_RecvMfResp of phNxpExtns_MifareStd.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote information disclosure over NFC with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-181346550
- Record
EUVD-2021-3215- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7r8x-5wjq-7cfv No score
In phNciNfc_RecvMfResp of phNxpExtns_MifareStd.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds read due to...
In phNciNfc_RecvMfResp of phNxpExtns_MifareStd.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote information disclosure over NFC with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9 Android-10Android ID: A-181346550
- Record
GHSA-7r8x-5wjq-7cfv- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-181346550 No score
In phNciNfc_RecvMfResp of phNxpExtns_MifareStd.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote information disclosure over NFC with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-181346550- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/packages/apps/NfcAndroid |
8.1:0 up to 8.1:2021-07-01, plus listed versions 8.1 |
8.1:2021-07-01 |
platform/packages/apps/NfcAndroid |
9:0 up to 9:2021-07-01, plus listed versions 9 |
9:2021-07-01 |
platform/packages/apps/NfcAndroid |
10:0 up to 10:2021-07-01, plus listed versions 10 |
10:2021-07-01 |
platform/packages/apps/NfcAndroid |
11:0 up to 11:2021-07-01, plus listed versions 11 |
11:2021-07-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-0596 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Google Android, published July 1, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.12%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in platform/packages/apps/Nfc 8.1:2021-07-01.