CVE-2021-25371 (GCVE-0-2021-25371)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-03-26 18:24
Modified
2025-10-21 23:25
Severity ?
6.1 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Summary
A vulnerability in DSP driver prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release 1 allows attackers load arbitrary ELF libraries inside DSP.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices Version: Q(10.0), R(11.0) devices with exynos980, exynos2100, exynos9830   < SMR Mar-2021 Release 1
 Create a notification for this product.
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2023-06-29

Due date: 2023-07-20

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2021&month=3; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25371

Show details on NVD website

To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-03T20:03:05.300Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://security.samsungmobile.com"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      },
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2021-25371",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "active"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "total"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2025-02-04T21:25:24.513863Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          },
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "dateAdded": "2023-06-29",
                "reference": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-25371"
              },
              "type": "kev"
            }
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2025-10-21T23:25:51.106Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "government-resource"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-25371"
          }
        ],
        "timeline": [
          {
            "lang": "en",
            "time": "2023-06-29T00:00:00+00:00",
            "value": "CVE-2021-25371 added to CISA KEV"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "Samsung Mobile Devices",
          "vendor": "Samsung Mobile",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "SMR Mar-2021 Release 1",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "Q(10.0), R(11.0) devices with exynos980, exynos2100, exynos9830",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "A vulnerability in DSP driver prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release 1 allows attackers load arbitrary ELF libraries inside DSP."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
            "attackVector": "PHYSICAL",
            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "baseScore": 6.1,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-912",
              "description": "CWE-912: Hidden Functionality",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2021-03-26T18:24:15.000Z",
        "orgId": "3af57064-a867-422c-b2ad-40307b65c458",
        "shortName": "Samsung Mobile"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_CONFIRM"
          ],
          "url": "https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://security.samsungmobile.com"
        }
      ],
      "source": {
        "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
      },
      "x_generator": {
        "engine": "Vulnogram 0.0.9"
      },
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "mobile.security@samsung.com",
          "ID": "CVE-2021-25371",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "Samsung Mobile Devices",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_affected": "\u003c",
                            "version_name": "Q(10.0), R(11.0) devices with exynos980, exynos2100, exynos9830",
                            "version_value": "SMR Mar-2021 Release 1"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "Samsung Mobile"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "A vulnerability in DSP driver prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release 1 allows attackers load arbitrary ELF libraries inside DSP."
            }
          ]
        },
        "generator": {
          "engine": "Vulnogram 0.0.9"
        },
        "impact": {
          "cvss": {
            "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
            "attackVector": "PHYSICAL",
            "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
            "baseScore": 6.1,
            "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
            "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
            "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
            "privilegesRequired": "HIGH",
            "scope": "UNCHANGED",
            "userInteraction": "NONE",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.1"
          }
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "CWE-912: Hidden Functionality"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "url": "https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://security.samsungmobile.com",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://security.samsungmobile.com"
            }
          ]
        },
        "source": {
          "discovery": "UNKNOWN"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "3af57064-a867-422c-b2ad-40307b65c458",
    "assignerShortName": "Samsung Mobile",
    "cveId": "CVE-2021-25371",
    "datePublished": "2021-03-26T18:24:15.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2021-01-19T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-10-21T23:25:51.106Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "cisa_known_exploited": {
      "cveID": "CVE-2021-25371",
      "cwes": "[\"CWE-912\"]",
      "dateAdded": "2023-06-29",
      "dueDate": "2023-07-20",
      "knownRansomwareCampaignUse": "Unknown",
      "notes": "https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2021\u0026month=3; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25371",
      "product": "Mobile Devices",
      "requiredAction": "Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable",
      "shortDescription": "Samsung mobile devices contain an unspecified vulnerability within DSP driver that allows attackers to load ELF libraries inside DSP.",
      "vendorProject": "Samsung",
      "vulnerabilityName": "Samsung Mobile Devices Unspecified Vulnerability"
    },
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2021-25371\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"mobile.security@samsung.com\",\"published\":\"2021-03-26T19:15:12.227\",\"lastModified\":\"2025-10-30T15:36:48.320\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Analyzed\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"A vulnerability in DSP driver prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release 1 allows attackers load arbitrary ELF libraries inside DSP.\"},{\"lang\":\"es\",\"value\":\"Una vulnerabilidad en el controlador DSP versiones anteriores a SMR Mar-2021 Release 1, permite a atacantes cargar bibliotecas ELF arbitrarias dentro de DSP.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV31\":[{\"source\":\"mobile.security@samsung.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H\",\"baseScore\":6.1,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"PHYSICAL\",\"attackComplexity\":\"HIGH\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"HIGH\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"integrityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":0.2,\"impactScore\":5.9},{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H\",\"baseScore\":6.7,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"LOCAL\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"HIGH\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"integrityImpact\":\"HIGH\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":0.8,\"impactScore\":5.9}],\"cvssMetricV2\":[{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"2.0\",\"vectorString\":\"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C\",\"baseScore\":7.2,\"accessVector\":\"LOCAL\",\"accessComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"authentication\":\"NONE\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"COMPLETE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"COMPLETE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"COMPLETE\"},\"baseSeverity\":\"HIGH\",\"exploitabilityScore\":3.9,\"impactScore\":10.0,\"acInsufInfo\":false,\"obtainAllPrivilege\":false,\"obtainUserPrivilege\":false,\"obtainOtherPrivilege\":false,\"userInteractionRequired\":false}]},\"cisaExploitAdd\":\"2023-06-29\",\"cisaActionDue\":\"2023-07-20\",\"cisaRequiredAction\":\"Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable\",\"cisaVulnerabilityName\":\"Samsung Mobile Devices Unspecified Vulnerability\",\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"mobile.security@samsung.com\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-912\"}]},{\"source\":\"nvd@nist.gov\",\"type\":\"Primary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"NVD-CWE-noinfo\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"operator\":\"AND\",\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:10.0:smr-feb-2021-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"18C71F11-7599-4AE1-B455-C7A50D8D5F4D\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:10.0:smr-jan-2021-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"878AAF2D-E54A-4145-A618-81341ED4B0C8\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:11.0:smr-feb-2021-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"25B42CE0-67DE-4611-8D70-DEEC975E32BA\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:11.0:smr-jan-2021-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"AC082E25-1B7D-473D-A066-1463E6321CD5\"}]},{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":false,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_2100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"9385885D-654A-496E-8029-7C6D9B077193\"},{\"vulnerable\":false,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_980:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"0D8701B6-6989-44D1-873A-A1823BFD7CCC\"},{\"vulnerable\":false,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_9830:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"CC599902-095F-411E-B112-1BA9A643C6C9\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"https://security.samsungmobile.com\",\"source\":\"mobile.security@samsung.com\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb\",\"source\":\"mobile.security@samsung.com\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://security.samsungmobile.com\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb\",\"source\":\"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\",\"tags\":[\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-25371\",\"source\":\"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0\",\"tags\":[\"US Government Resource\"]}]}}",
    "vulnrichment": {
      "containers": "{\"cna\": {\"affected\": [{\"product\": \"Samsung Mobile Devices\", \"vendor\": \"Samsung Mobile\", \"versions\": [{\"lessThan\": \"SMR Mar-2021 Release 1\", \"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"Q(10.0), R(11.0) devices with exynos980, exynos2100, exynos9830\", \"versionType\": \"custom\"}]}], \"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"A vulnerability in DSP driver prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release 1 allows attackers load arbitrary ELF libraries inside DSP.\"}], \"metrics\": [{\"cvssV3_1\": {\"attackComplexity\": \"HIGH\", \"attackVector\": \"PHYSICAL\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"baseScore\": 6.1, \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"integrityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"HIGH\", \"scope\": \"UNCHANGED\", \"userInteraction\": \"NONE\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H\", \"version\": \"3.1\"}}], \"problemTypes\": [{\"descriptions\": [{\"cweId\": \"CWE-912\", \"description\": \"CWE-912: Hidden Functionality\", \"lang\": \"en\", \"type\": \"CWE\"}]}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"dateUpdated\": \"2021-03-26T18:24:15.000Z\", \"orgId\": \"3af57064-a867-422c-b2ad-40307b65c458\", \"shortName\": \"Samsung Mobile\"}, \"references\": [{\"tags\": [\"x_refsource_CONFIRM\"], \"url\": \"https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb\"}, {\"tags\": [\"x_refsource_MISC\"], \"url\": \"https://security.samsungmobile.com\"}], \"source\": {\"discovery\": \"UNKNOWN\"}, \"x_generator\": {\"engine\": \"Vulnogram 0.0.9\"}, \"x_legacyV4Record\": {\"CVE_data_meta\": {\"ASSIGNER\": \"mobile.security@samsung.com\", \"ID\": \"CVE-2021-25371\", \"STATE\": \"PUBLIC\"}, \"affects\": {\"vendor\": {\"vendor_data\": [{\"product\": {\"product_data\": [{\"product_name\": \"Samsung Mobile Devices\", \"version\": {\"version_data\": [{\"version_affected\": \"\u003c\", \"version_name\": \"Q(10.0), R(11.0) devices with exynos980, exynos2100, exynos9830\", \"version_value\": \"SMR Mar-2021 Release 1\"}]}}]}, \"vendor_name\": \"Samsung Mobile\"}]}}, \"data_format\": \"MITRE\", \"data_type\": \"CVE\", \"data_version\": \"4.0\", \"description\": {\"description_data\": [{\"lang\": \"eng\", \"value\": \"A vulnerability in DSP driver prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release 1 allows attackers load arbitrary ELF libraries inside DSP.\"}]}, \"generator\": {\"engine\": \"Vulnogram 0.0.9\"}, \"impact\": {\"cvss\": {\"attackComplexity\": \"HIGH\", \"attackVector\": \"PHYSICAL\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"baseScore\": 6.1, \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"integrityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"HIGH\", \"scope\": \"UNCHANGED\", \"userInteraction\": \"NONE\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H\", \"version\": \"3.1\"}}, \"problemtype\": {\"problemtype_data\": [{\"description\": [{\"lang\": \"eng\", \"value\": \"CWE-912: Hidden Functionality\"}]}]}, \"references\": {\"reference_data\": [{\"name\": \"https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb\", \"refsource\": \"CONFIRM\", \"url\": \"https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb\"}, {\"name\": \"https://security.samsungmobile.com\", \"refsource\": \"MISC\", \"url\": \"https://security.samsungmobile.com\"}]}, \"source\": {\"discovery\": \"UNKNOWN\"}}}, \"adp\": [{\"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108\", \"shortName\": \"CVE\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2024-08-03T20:03:05.300Z\"}, \"title\": \"CVE Program Container\", \"references\": [{\"tags\": [\"x_refsource_CONFIRM\", \"x_transferred\"], \"url\": \"https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb\"}, {\"tags\": [\"x_refsource_MISC\", \"x_transferred\"], \"url\": \"https://security.samsungmobile.com\"}]}, {\"metrics\": [{\"other\": {\"type\": \"ssvc\", \"content\": {\"id\": \"CVE-2021-25371\", \"role\": \"CISA Coordinator\", \"options\": [{\"Exploitation\": \"active\"}, {\"Automatable\": \"no\"}, {\"Technical Impact\": \"total\"}], \"version\": \"2.0.3\", \"timestamp\": \"2025-02-04T21:25:24.513863Z\"}}}, {\"other\": {\"type\": \"kev\", \"content\": {\"dateAdded\": \"2023-06-29\", \"reference\": \"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-25371\"}}}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0\", \"shortName\": \"CISA-ADP\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-02-04T21:25:34.830Z\"}, \"timeline\": [{\"time\": \"2023-06-29T00:00:00+00:00\", \"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"CVE-2021-25371 added to CISA KEV\"}], \"title\": \"CISA ADP Vulnrichment\"}]}",
      "cveMetadata": "{\"assignerOrgId\": \"3af57064-a867-422c-b2ad-40307b65c458\", \"assignerShortName\": \"Samsung Mobile\", \"cveId\": \"CVE-2021-25371\", \"datePublished\": \"2021-03-26T18:24:15.000Z\", \"dateReserved\": \"2021-01-19T00:00:00.000Z\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-10-21T19:46:49.884Z\", \"state\": \"PUBLISHED\"}",
      "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
      "dataVersion": "5.1"
    }
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.