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CVE-2023-21020

In registerSignalHandlers of main.c, there is a possible local arbitrary code execution due to a...

6.7 MediumFix available

In registerSignalHandlers of main.c, there is a possible local arbitrary code execution due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-256591441

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
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.10%Unchanged since Mar 25, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.7

In registerSignalHandlers of main.c, there is a possible local arbitrary code execution due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-256591441

Record
CVE-2023-21020
CVSS 3.1
6.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List 6.7

In registerSignalHandlers of main.c, there is a possible local arbitrary code execution due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-256591441

Record
CVE-2023-21020
CVSS 3.1
6.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-25188 6.7

In registerSignalHandlers of main.c, there is a possible local arbitrary code execution due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-256591441

Record
EUVD-2023-25188
CVSS 3.1
6.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6g7v-365p-9jh2 6.7

In registerSignalHandlers of main.c, there is a possible local arbitrary code execution due to a...

In registerSignalHandlers of main.c, there is a possible local arbitrary code execution due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-256591441

Record
GHSA-6g7v-365p-9jh2
CVSS 3.1
6.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPUB-A-256591441 No score

In registerSignalHandlers of main.c, there is a possible local arbitrary code execution due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Record
PUB-A-256591441
Updated
2026-11-05

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
platform/packages/modules/StatsD
Android
13:0 up to 13:2023-03-01, plus listed versions
13
13:2023-03-01

History

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

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-21020 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Google Android, published March 1, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.10%, the 0th percentile. Fixed in platform/packages/modules/StatsD 13:2023-03-01.

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