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CVE-2021-39659 is a vulnerability discovered in Android's CreateConnectionProcessor.java component, specifically in the sortSimPhoneAccountsForEmergency function. The vulnerability was disclosed in January 2022 and affects Android versions 10, 11, and 12. The issue involves a potential prevention of access to emergency calling functionality due to an unhandled exception (Android Security Bulletin).
The vulnerability is classified as a medium severity issue with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5. The vulnerability vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, indicating local access is required, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction needed, and high impact on availability. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-755 (Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions) (NVD Database).
If exploited, this vulnerability could lead to a local denial of service affecting emergency calling functionality. The impact is particularly concerning as it affects a critical safety feature of the device, potentially preventing access to emergency services in rare instances (NVD Database).
The vulnerability was addressed in the Android Security Bulletin of January 2022. Users should update their Android devices to the latest security patch level to mitigate this vulnerability (Android Security Bulletin).
Source: This report was generated using AI
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