CVE-2021-0482
In BinderDiedCallback of MediaCodec.cpp, there is a possible memory corruption due to a use after...
In BinderDiedCallback of MediaCodec.cpp, there is a possible memory corruption due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-173791720
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In BinderDiedCallback of MediaCodec.cpp, there is a possible memory corruption due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-173791720
- Record
CVE-2021-0482- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In BinderDiedCallback of MediaCodec.cpp, there is a possible memory corruption due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-173791720
- Record
CVE-2021-0482- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-3101 No score
In BinderDiedCallback of MediaCodec.cpp, there is a possible memory corruption due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-173791720
- Record
EUVD-2021-3101- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rhgv-wgvh-x64j No score
In BinderDiedCallback of MediaCodec.cpp, there is a possible memory corruption due to a use after...
In BinderDiedCallback of MediaCodec.cpp, there is a possible memory corruption due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-173791720
- Record
GHSA-rhgv-wgvh-x64j- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-173791720 No score
In BinderDiedCallback of MediaCodec.cpp, there is a possible memory corruption due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-173791720- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/frameworks/avAndroid |
11:0 up to 11:2021-05-01, plus listed versions 11 |
11:2021-05-01 |
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-2021-0482 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Google Android, published May 1, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.13%, the 2nd percentile. Fixed in platform/frameworks/av 11:2021-05-01.