Mediatek Preloader Vulnerable to Out-of-Bounds Reads and Writes

CVE-2018-9371
6.4MEDIUM

Key Information

Vendor
Google
Status
Android
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 November 2024

Summary

In the Mediatek Preloader, there are out of bounds reads and writes due to an exposed interface that allows arbitrary peripheral memory mapping with insufficient blacklisting/whitelisting. This could lead to local elevation of privilege, given physical access to the device with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

Affected Version(s)

Android = SoCVersion

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Physical
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published.

  • Vulnerability Reserved.

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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