Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Apusys by MediaTek
CVE-2021-0901

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

The Apusys platform developed by MediaTek is susceptible to a memory corruption issue stemming from an inadequate bounds check. This vulnerability may enable malicious actors to escalate privileges to system execution level without requiring user interaction. It is crucial for system administrators to apply the relevant security patches promptly 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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