CVE-2021-0627
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn OMA DRM, there is a possible memory corruption due to an integer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS05722434; Issue ID: ALPS05722434.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThis is an integer overflow vulnerability in the OMA DRM (Open Mobile Alliance Digital Rights Management) component that leads to memory corruption. The flaw can be exploited locally to achieve System-level (root) privilege escalation on the affected device without any user interaction.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 10.0= 11.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Android OS versionGo to Settings > About Phone > Android version, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' via ADBAffected if The version is exactly 10.0 or 11.0 (Android 10 or Android 11)
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Verify OMA DRM component presenceCheck for existence of OMA DRM files: look for /system/etc/oma_drm or /data/drm/ directories, or check package manager for OMA DRM-related packages via 'pm list packages | grep -i oma'Affected if OMA DRM component is present on the device (required for the vulnerability to apply)
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Confirm patch levelRun 'getprop ro.build.version.security_patch' via ADB to check the Android security patch levelAffected if Security patch level is earlier than the date corresponding to ALPS05722434 (vulnerability is unpatched if no vendor update applied)
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Check system privilegesRun 'id' via ADB shell to confirm current user context - the vulnerability allows escalation from any local app context to rootAffected if Device has unpatched OMA DRM and user can run local applications (exploit targets any local context)
Device is affected if running Android 10.0 or 11.0 with unpatched OMA DRM component present (no vendor patch ALPS05722434 applied).
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor patch ALPS05722434 to the affected system. This is a system-level component update requiring thorough DRM functionality testing after patching to ensure content playback continues to work correctly.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing12.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2021-0627 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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