Memory Corruption Vulnerability in MediaTek Apusys Product
CVE-2021-0899

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 memory corruption vulnerability exists in MediaTek's Apusys, resulting from a use after free error. This issue enables an attacker to perform local privilege escalation, granting system execution privileges without requiring user interaction for exploitation. The vulnerability underscores the importance of timely patches, such as ALPS05672107, to mitigate potential risks associated with this flaw.

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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