Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Apusys by MediaTek
CVE-2021-0670

6.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Google
Status
Mt6853, Mt6853t, Mt6873, Mt6875, Mt6877, Mt6883, Mt6885, Mt6889, Mt6891, Mt6893, Mt8195, Mt8791, Mt8797
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 November 2021

Summary

The vulnerability in Apusys involves a memory corruption issue caused by a use-after-free flaw. This weakness allows an attacker to escalate privileges locally, as System execution privileges are required for exploitation. Notably, user interaction is not necessary for this exploitation, significantly increasing the risk of attacks. To safeguard systems, a patch has been released under Patch ID ALPS05654663.

Affected Version(s)

MT6853, MT6853T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT8195, MT8791, MT8797 Android 10.0, 11.0

References

https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/Novem...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.7
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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