CVE-2021-0338
In SystemSettingsValidators, there is a possible permanent denial of service due to missing...
In SystemSettingsValidators, there is a possible permanent denial of service due to missing bounds checks on UI settings. This could lead to local denial of service with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11Android ID: A-156260178
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In SystemSettingsValidators, there is a possible permanent denial of service due to missing bounds checks on UI settings. This could lead to local denial of service with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11Android ID: A-156260178
- Record
CVE-2021-0338- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
In SystemSettingsValidators, there is a possible permanent denial of service due to missing bounds checks on UI settings. This could lead to local denial of service with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11Android ID: A-156260178
- Record
CVE-2021-0338- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-2957No score
In SystemSettingsValidators, there is a possible permanent denial of service due to missing bounds checks on UI settings. This could lead to local denial of service with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11Android ID: A-156260178
- Record
EUVD-2021-2957- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pp9f-7w75-qv3p
In SystemSettingsValidators, there is a possible permanent denial of service due to missing...
In SystemSettingsValidators, there is a possible permanent denial of service due to missing bounds checks on UI settings. This could lead to local denial of service with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11Android ID: A-156260178
- Record
GHSA-pp9f-7w75-qv3p- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-156260178No score
In SystemSettingsValidators, there is a possible permanent denial of service due to missing bounds checks on UI settings. This could lead to local denial of service with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-156260178- Updated
- 2026-11-10
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid | 10:0 up to 10:2021-02-01, plus listed versions 10 | 10:2021-02-01 |
platform/frameworks/baseAndroid | 11:0 up to 11:2021-02-01, plus listed versions 11 | 11:2021-02-01 |
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-2021-0338 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Google Android, published February 1, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 4th percentile. Fixed in platform/frameworks/base 10:2021-02-01.
References
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-02-01
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-0338
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pp9f-7w75-qv3p
android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/459f6cbe7537b1ba0b88b96c44099bc897c1bcc8