CVE-2021-40021 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The eID module has an out-of-bounds memory write vulnerability,Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect data confidentiality.

Published: 2022-01-07

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

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

Huawei

HarmonyOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-27211	The eID module has an out-of-bounds memory write vulnerability,Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect data confidentiality.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00672.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://device.harmonyos.com/en/docs/security/update/security-bulletins-202201-0000001238736331

History

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Subscriptions

Huawei Harmonyos

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: huawei

Published: 2022-01-07T22:39:43.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T02:27:30.518Z

Reserved: 2021-08-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-40021

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-01-10T14:10:21.603

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:06:24.443

Link: CVE-2021-40021

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write

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