CVE-2023-21269 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In startActivityInner of ActivityStarter.java, there is a possible way to launch an activity into PiP mode from the background due to BAL bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Published: 2023-08-14

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Google

Android

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`13`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:google:android:13.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00003.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/70ec64dc5a2a816d6aa324190a726a85fd749b30
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2023-08-01

History

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-266
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Google Android

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: google_android

Published: 2023-08-14T21:00:08.724Z

Updated: 2024-10-09T15:25:42.936Z

Reserved: 2022-11-03T22:37:50.654Z

Link: CVE-2023-21269

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T09:28:26.137Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-08-14T21:15:12.460

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:42:31.587

Link: CVE-2023-21269

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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