Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability in Apusys by MediaTek
CVE-2021-0897

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 may allow an attacker to perform an out of bounds write due to inadequate bounds checking. This flaw can potentially enable local escalation of privilege, granting unauthorized system execution permissions without requiring any user interaction to exploit it. Affected users are encouraged to apply the patch identified as ALPS05672107 to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

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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