CVE-2023-21287 — Type Confusion in External Freetype

CWE-843 — Type Confusion4 documents4 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 31.64%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Platform External FreetypeGoogle Android
Timeline
PublishedAug 14
Latest updateAug 15

Description

In multiple locations, there is a possible code execution due to type confusion. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶Androidplatform/external_freetype13-next:0 — 13-next:2023-08-01+4
▶CVEListV5google/android4 versions+3
▶NVDgoogle/android4 versions+3

Patches

Patch: android.googlesource.com ↗Patch: source.android.com ↗Patch: android.googlesource.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-rhr8-9f37-5mx4: In multiple locations, there is a possible code execution due to type confusion↗2023-08-15
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OSV
CVE-2023-21287: In multiple locations, there is a possible code execution due to type confusion↗2023-08-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Android
CVE-2023-21287: Android Security Bulletin 2023-08-01 CVE: CVE-2023-21287 Severity: HIGH Type: RCE Affected AOSP versions: 11, 12, 12L, 13 References: A-278221085↗2023-08-01
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