CVE-2021-0459
In fts_driver_test_write of fts_proc.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing...
In fts_driver_test_write of fts_proc.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-157154534
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In fts_driver_test_write of fts_proc.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-157154534
- Record
CVE-2021-0459- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In fts_driver_test_write of fts_proc.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-157154534
- Record
CVE-2021-0459- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-3078 No score
In fts_driver_test_write of fts_proc.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-157154534
- Record
EUVD-2021-3078- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8f5v-f3rg-6qfx No score
In fts_driver_test_write of fts_proc.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing...
In fts_driver_test_write of fts_proc.c, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-157154534
- Record
GHSA-8f5v-f3rg-6qfx- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-0459 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Google Android, published March 10, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. No source names a fixed version.