CVE-2021-25516 — Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Mobile Devices

CWE-703 — Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions CWE-755 — Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions3 documents3 sources

Severity

7.5HIGHNVD

CNA6.4

EPSS

0.1%

top 68.50%

CISA KEV

Not in KEV

Exploit

No known exploits

Affected products

Samsung Mobile Devices Google Android

Timeline

PublishedDec 8

Latest updateDec 9

Description

An improper check or handling of exceptional conditions in Exynos baseband prior to SMR Dec-2021 Release 1 allows attackers to track locations.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5samsung_mobile/samsung_mobile_devicesP(9.0), Q(10.0), R(11.0) devices with selected Exynos chipsets — SMR Dec-2021 Release 1

▶NVDgoogle/android10.0, 11.0, 9.0+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

GHSA

GHSA-qfq2-v5pr-268p: An improper check or handling of exceptional conditions in Exynos baseband prior to SMR Dec-2021 Release 1 allows attackers to track locations↗2021-12-09

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CVEList

CVE-2021-25516: An improper check or handling of exceptional conditions in Exynos baseband prior to SMR Dec-2021 Release 1 allows attackers to track locations↗2021-12-08

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