CVE-2023-21009

Local information disclosure via unchecked address lengths

Published Mar 24, 2023 · Updated Feb 26, 2025

Out-of-bounds reads in Android 13 Wi-Fi P2P code allow local users with System execution privileges to disclose memory contents. Multiple p2p_iface.cpp methods pass caller-supplied MAC address and WPS device-type buffers into core supplicant code without first validating their lengths. Exploitation requires System-level execution privileges, needs no user interaction, and has no reported integrity or availability impact.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.10%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Out-of-bounds reads in Android 13 Wi-Fi P2P code allow local users with System execution privileges to disclose memory contents. Multiple p2p_iface.cpp methods pass caller-supplied MAC address and WPS device-type buffers into core supplicant code without first validating their lengths. Exploitation requires System-level execution privileges, needs no user interaction, and has no reported integrity or availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-21009
Published
Mar 24, 2023
Updated
Feb 26, 2025
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Android
Classifications
CWE-125, T1005
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 24, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Android-13

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Androidversion=Android-13

Published CVSS scores

4.4NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.4CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
T1005Data from Local System

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