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CVE-2021-0601

In encodeFrames of avc_enc_fuzzer.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a double...

5.5 MediumFix available

In encodeFrames of avc_enc_fuzzer.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a double free. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-180643802

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
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.13%Down 0.3 points since Jul 15, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

In encodeFrames of avc_enc_fuzzer.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a double free. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-180643802

Record
CVE-2021-0601
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.9 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-415, CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

In encodeFrames of avc_enc_fuzzer.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a double free. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-180643802

Record
CVE-2021-0601
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-3220 No score

In encodeFrames of avc_enc_fuzzer.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a double free. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-180643802

Record
EUVD-2021-3220
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xj92-rmr8-86pw No score

In encodeFrames of avc_enc_fuzzer.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a double...

In encodeFrames of avc_enc_fuzzer.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a double free. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.1 Android-9Android ID: A-180643802

Record
GHSA-xj92-rmr8-86pw
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-180643802 No score

In encodeFrames of avc_enc_fuzzer.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a double free. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Record
ASB-A-180643802
Updated
2026-11-05

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
platform/external/libavc
Android
8.1:0 up to 8.1:2021-07-01, plus listed versions
8.1
8.1:2021-07-01
platform/external/libavc
Android
9:0 up to 9:2021-07-01, plus listed versions
9
9:2021-07-01
platform/external/libavc
Android
10:0 up to 10:2021-07-01, plus listed versions
10
10:2021-07-01
platform/external/libavc
Android
11:0 up to 11:2021-07-01, plus listed versions
11
11:2021-07-01

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
factsOSV
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2021-0601 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Google Android, published July 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/external/libavc 8.1:2021-07-01.

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