CVE-2021-25371
Samsung Electronics · published 2021-03-26
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
CISA lists this CVE as known exploited (added 2023-06-29).
- CISA's name for it: Samsung Mobile Devices Unspecified Vulnerability
- CISA's description: Samsung mobile devices contain an unspecified vulnerability within DSP driver that allows attackers to load ELF libraries inside DSP.
- Known ransomware campaign use, per CISA: Unknown
Source: CISA KEV catalog (CC0 1.0).
Description
Description by Samsung Mobile via the CVE Program.
A vulnerability in DSP driver prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release 1 allows attackers load arbitrary ELF libraries inside DSP.
Status at the source
- NVD status: Analyzed
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Mobile | Samsung Mobile Devices | Q(10.0), R(11.0) devices with exynos980, exynos2100, exynos9830 – before SMR Mar-2021 Release 1: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (1)
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:10.0:smr-feb-2021-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MEDIUM — as published by Samsung Mobile (Secondary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1: 6.7 MEDIUM — as published by NIST (Primary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HIGH — as published by NIST (Primary)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
DeSpy does not score records. These are the sources' own values.
Weaknesses
CWE-912, NVD-CWE-noinfo
Sources
References the source lists
- https://security.samsungmobile.com
- https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb
- https://security.samsungmobile.com
- https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-25371
Source dates: published 2021-03-26, last changed 2026-06-17. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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