CVE-2021-0631
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: ALPS05551435; Issue ID: ALPS05551435.
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 confidenceA missing bounds check in the WiFi driver allows remote attackers to cause a system crash, leading to denial of service. No user interaction or elevated privileges are required for exploitation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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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Identify Android versionCheck the device settings under Settings > About Phone > Android version, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' via ADB shellAffected if The version is 8.1, 9.0, 10.0, or 11.0 exactly
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Verify WiFi is enabledCheck Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi is turned on, or run 'settings get global wifi_on' via ADB shellAffected if WiFi is currently enabled on the device
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Check WiFi driver patch levelReview the WiFi driver patch information in the system build details or vendor firmware documentation for patch ALPS05551435Affected if The WiFi driver does not include patch ALPS05551435 or the patch status is unknown
The device is affected if it runs Android 8.1, 9.0, 10.0, or 11.0 and has WiFi enabled without the vendor patch ALPS05551435 applied to the WiFi driver.
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.
dbcve · scopedApply vendor patch ALPS05551435 to the affected WiFi driver. If patching is immediately infeasible, consider network segmentation to limit exposure or disable WiFi functionality as a temporary workaround.
- Check the current Android Security Patch Level on the affected device (Settings > About Phone > Security Patch Level)
- Contact the device OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) to verify if a patch containing ALPS05551435 is available
- If no OEM patch is available, consider using a device that receives regular security updates from the manufacturer
- For embedded/IoT devices using MediaTek WiFi chipsets, contact the device vendor for firmware updates addressing this vulnerability
- Apply the latest available Android Security Bulletin patches - this CVE was addressed in the January 2021 Android Security Bulletin (or subsequent bulletins)
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2021-0631 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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