CVE-2021-0488

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-04-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

In pb_write of pb_encode.c, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android kernelAndroid ID: A-178754781

Affected products

Android: all versions

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2021-04-01
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2021-04-01

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