Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Apusys by MediaTek
CVE-2021-0671

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

What is CVE-2021-0671?

The Apusys product from MediaTek is affected by a vulnerability stemming from a missing bounds check, which can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability opens the door for potential local privilege escalation, allowing an attacker to execute processes with elevated system privileges. Notably, user interaction is not required for exploitation, making the issue more critical. A patch has been issued under ID ALPS05664273 to address this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

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

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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