CVE-2021-1009 is a local information disclosure vulnerability affecting Android 12. It allows an attacker to determine if an application is installed on a device without requiring query permissions or user interaction, by exploiting a side-channel in the setApplicationCategoryHint function of PackageManagerService.java. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability has a high impact on confidentiality but no impact on integrity or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:google:android:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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