CVE-2021-0630
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 wifi driver, there is a possible system crash due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS05551397; Issue ID: ALPS05551397.
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 · moderate confidenceIn a WiFi driver, a missing bounds check allows an attacker to trigger a system crash (denial of service) remotely without any user interaction or elevated privileges. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input validation that could lead to an out-of-bounds memory access.
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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= 8.1= 9.0= 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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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Confirm device is running Google AndroidCheck the operating system of the device. This vulnerability affects only Google Android devices.Affected if Device is not running Google Android - not affected by this specific CVE.
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Identify Android versionCheck the installed Android OS version on the device. Common methods include checking system settings or using 'getprop' command on the device.Affected if Version matches 8.1, 9.0, 10.0, or 11.0 - falls within the affected version range.
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Verify WiFi functionality is presentConfirm the device has WiFi capability and the WiFi driver is loaded. This vulnerability exists in the WiFi driver component.Affected if Device lacks WiFi hardware or the WiFi driver is not present - not affected.
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Check for patch ALPS05551397Inspect system patch level or security update status to determine if the mitigatng patch ALPS05551397 has been applied. This patch adds the required bounds check.Affected if Patch ALPS05551397 has not been applied - vulnerability remains unpatched.
User is affected if the device runs Android versions 8.1, 9.0, 10.0, or 11.0, has an active WiFi driver, and is missing the ALPS05551397 patch.
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 patch ALPS05551397 which adds the required bounds check to prevent the out-of-bounds access and subsequent system crash. This is a remote denial-of-service vulnerability requiring no user interaction.
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2021-0630 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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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