5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-22296
HarmonyOS Device File System DoS Vulnerability
Description

A component of HarmonyOS 2.0 has a DoS vulnerability. Local attackers may exploit this vulnerability to mount a file system to the target device, causing DoS of the file system.

INFO

Published Date :

March 2, 2021, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 9, 2021, 2:06 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-22296 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Huawei harmonyos
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-22296.

URL Resource
https://device.harmonyos.com/cn/console/safetyDetail?id=9145efa5d9064d94a7fc3968b6054d83&pageSize=10&pageIndex=1 Vendor Advisory
https://gitee.com/openharmony/security/blob/master/zh/security-disclosure/2021/2021-03.md Third Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2021-22296 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-22296 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 09, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://device.harmonyos.com/cn/console/safetyDetail?id=9145efa5d9064d94a7fc3968b6054d83&pageSize=10&pageIndex=1 No Types Assigned https://device.harmonyos.com/cn/console/safetyDetail?id=9145efa5d9064d94a7fc3968b6054d83&pageSize=10&pageIndex=1 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gitee.com/openharmony/security/blob/master/zh/security-disclosure/2021/2021-03.md No Types Assigned https://gitee.com/openharmony/security/blob/master/zh/security-disclosure/2021/2021-03.md Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2021-22296 No Types Assigned https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2021-22296 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:huawei:harmonyos:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 04, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A component of the HarmonyOS 2.0 has a DoS vulnerability. Local attackers may exploit this vulnerability to mount a file system to the target device, causing DoS of the file system. A component of HarmonyOS 2.0 has a DoS vulnerability. Local attackers may exploit this vulnerability to mount a file system to the target device, causing DoS of the file system.
    Added Reference https://device.harmonyos.com/cn/console/safetyDetail?id=9145efa5d9064d94a7fc3968b6054d83&pageSize=10&pageIndex=1 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2021-22296 [No Types Assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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