CVE-2021-25371

A vulnerability in DSP driver prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release 1 allows attackers load arbitrary ELF libraries inside DSP.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://security.samsungmobile.com	Vendor Advisory
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb	Vendor Advisory
https://security.samsungmobile.com	Vendor Advisory
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb	Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-25371	US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:10.0:smr-feb-2021-r1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:10.0:smr-jan-2021-r1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:11.0:smr-feb-2021-r1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:11.0:smr-jan-2021-r1::::::

OR	cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_2100:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_980:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_9830:-:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2021-03-26 19:15

Updated : 2025-10-30 15:36

NVD link : CVE-2021-25371

Mitre link : CVE-2021-25371

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-25371

JSON object : View

Products Affected

samsung

exynos_9830
android
exynos_2100
exynos_980

CWE

CWE-912

Hidden Functionality

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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