CVE-2021-0579
In wifi driver, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could...
In wifi driver, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote information disclosure to a proximal attacker with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-187231636
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent 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 wifi driver, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote information disclosure to a proximal attacker with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-187231636
- Record
CVE-2021-0579- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In wifi driver, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote information disclosure to a proximal attacker with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-187231636
- Record
CVE-2021-0579- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-3198 No score
In wifi driver, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote information disclosure to a proximal attacker with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-187231636
- Record
EUVD-2021-3198- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ffhm-887w-w24q No score
In wifi driver, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could...
In wifi driver, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote information disclosure to a proximal attacker with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android SoCAndroid ID: A-187231636
- Record
GHSA-ffhm-887w-w24q- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-187231636 No score
In wifi driver, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote information disclosure to a proximal attacker with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-187231636- Updated
- 2026-11-10
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
:unknown:Android |
SoCVersion:0 up to SoCVersion:2021-08-05, plus listed versions SoCVersion |
SoCVersion:2021-08-05 |
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-2021-0579 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Google Android, published August 1, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. Fixed in :unknown: SoCVersion:2021-08-05.