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CVE-2021-0410: 
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2021-0410 is a security vulnerability discovered in the flv extractor component affecting Android versions 10.0 and 11.0. The vulnerability was disclosed in October 2021 and affects various MediaTek chipsets. This out-of-bounds read vulnerability occurs due to an incorrect bounds check (MediaTek Bulletin).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read) issue with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.5 MEDIUM (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N). The flaw exists in the flv extractor component where an incorrect bounds check can lead to an out-of-bounds read condition (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not required for exploitation. The impact is limited to information disclosure without affecting system integrity or availability (MediaTek Bulletin).

Mitigation and workarounds

MediaTek has released security patches for the affected chipsets. Device OEMs were notified of the issues and corresponding security patches at least two months before the public disclosure (MediaTek Bulletin).

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Source: This report was generated using AI

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