CVE-2021-0541
In phNxpNciHal_ext_process_nfc_init_rsp of phNxpNciHal_ext.cc, there is a possible out of bounds...
In phNxpNciHal_ext_process_nfc_init_rsp of phNxpNciHal_ext.cc, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure in the NFC server with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-169258455
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 phNxpNciHal_ext_process_nfc_init_rsp of phNxpNciHal_ext.cc, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure in the NFC server with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-169258455
- Record
CVE-2021-0541- 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 phNxpNciHal_ext_process_nfc_init_rsp of phNxpNciHal_ext.cc, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure in the NFC server with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-169258455
- Record
CVE-2021-0541- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-3160 No score
In phNxpNciHal_ext_process_nfc_init_rsp of phNxpNciHal_ext.cc, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure in the NFC server with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-169258455
- Record
EUVD-2021-3160- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3qch-fgcw-x72h No score
In phNxpNciHal_ext_process_nfc_init_rsp of phNxpNciHal_ext.cc, there is a possible out of bounds...
In phNxpNciHal_ext_process_nfc_init_rsp of phNxpNciHal_ext.cc, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure in the NFC server with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-169258455
- Record
GHSA-3qch-fgcw-x72h- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPUB-A-169258455 No score
In phNxpNciHal_ext_process_nfc_init_rsp of phNxpNciHal_ext.cc, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure in the NFC server with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
PUB-A-169258455- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/hardware/nxp/nfcAndroid |
11:0 up to 11:2021-06-01, plus listed versions 11 |
11:2021-06-01 |
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-2021-0541 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Google Android, published June 1, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.12%, the 1st percentile. Fixed in platform/hardware/nxp/nfc 11:2021-06-01.