cve-2023-21016
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-03-24 00:00
Modified
2025-03-17 18:59
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
In AccountTypePreference of AccountTypePreference.java, there is a possible way to mislead the user about accounts installed on the device due to improper input validation. This could lead to local denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-213905884
References
security@android.comhttps://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2023-03-01Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/pixel/2023-03-01Patch, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Android Version: Android-13
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