Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability in Apusys by MediaTek
CVE-2021-0894

6.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Google
Status
Mt6873, Mt6875, Mt6877, Mt6883, Mt6885, Mt6889, Mt6891, Mt6893, Mt8195, Mt8791, Mt8797
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 December 2021

Summary

A vulnerability exists in Apusys that allows for an out-of-bounds write due to a lack of proper bounds checking. This issue potentially enables local privilege escalation, granting the attacker system-level execution privileges without any user interaction. Remediation is advised through the application of the provided patch (ALPS05672107) to secure systems from potential exploitation.

Affected Version(s)

MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT8195, MT8791, MT8797 Android 10.0, 11.0, 12.0

References

https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/Decem...
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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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