CVE-2021-0510

HIGH

Android -<8.1, 9, 10, 11 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2021-0510. PoCs published by pazhanivel07.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains source code for the Android hardware interfaces related to the atrace module, specifically focusing on the implementation and testing of the IAtraceDevice HAL. The code includes the AtraceDevice implementation, service registration, and VTS (Vendor Test Suite) tests, which are part of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).

Description

In decrypt_1_2 of CryptoPlugin.cpp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an integer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-9 Android-10 Android-11 Android-8.1Android ID: A-176444622

Exploits (1)

nomisec WRITEUP
by pazhanivel07 · poc
https://github.com/pazhanivel07/hardware_interfaces-A10_r33_CVE-2021-0510

This repository contains source code for the Android hardware interfaces related to the atrace module, specifically focusing on the implementation and testing of the IAtraceDevice HAL. The code includes the AtraceDevice implementation, service registration, and VTS (Vendor Test Suite) tests, which are part of the Android Open Source Project (AOSP).

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Android hardware interfaces (atrace module)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to Android hardware interfaces · Knowledge of HIDL (HAL Interface Definition Language)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2021-06-01

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 12.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-190 CWE-787
Status published
Products (4)
google/android 8.1
google/android 9.0
google/android 10.0
google/android 11.0
Published Jun 21, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026