CVE-2021-25473
Assuming a shell privilege is gained, an improper exception handling for...
Assuming a shell privilege is gained, an improper exception handling for multi_sim_bar_hide_by_meadia_full value in SystemUI prior to SMR Oct-2021 Release 1 allows an attacker to cause a permanent denial of service in user device before factory reset.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Assuming a shell privilege is gained, an improper exception handling for multi_sim_bar_hide_by_meadia_full value in SystemUI prior to SMR Oct-2021 Release 1 allows an attacker to cause a permanent denial of service in user device before factory reset.
- Record
CVE-2021-25473- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-12369
Assuming a shell privilege is gained, an improper exception handling for multi_sim_bar_hide_by_meadia_full value in SystemUI prior to SMR Oct-2021 Release 1 allows an attacker to cause a permanent denial of service in user device before factory reset.
- Record
EUVD-2021-12369- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g2v8-rp7f-83rh No score
Assuming a shell privilege is gained, an improper exception handling for...
Assuming a shell privilege is gained, an improper exception handling for multi_sim_bar_hide_by_meadia_full value in SystemUI prior to SMR Oct-2021 Release 1 allows an attacker to cause a permanent denial of service in user device before factory reset.
- Record
GHSA-g2v8-rp7f-83rh- Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Assuming a shell privilege is gained, an improper exception handling for multi_sim_bar_hide_by_meadia_full value in SystemUI prior to SMR Oct-2021 Release 1 allows an attacker to cause a permanent denial of service in user device before factory reset.
- Record
CVE-2021-25473- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-755
- 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-2021-25473 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Google Android, published October 6, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.10%, the 1st percentile. No source names a fixed version.