Memory Corruption Vulnerability in MediaTek VCU Product
CVE-2023-20673

6.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
MediaTek
Status
Mt5696, Mt5836, Mt5838, Mt6768, Mt6769, Mt6779, Mt6781, Mt6785, Mt6789, Mt6833, Mt6853, Mt6853t, Mt6855, Mt6873, Mt6875, Mt6877, Mt6883, Mt6885, Mt6889, Mt6891, Mt6893, Mt8185, Mt8195, Mt8395, Mt8781, Mt8786, Mt8789, Mt8791, Mt8797, Mt9000, Mt9023, Mt9025, Mt9618, Mt9653, Mt9687, Mt9689, Mt9902, Mt9932, Mt9952, Mt9972, Mt9982
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 May 2023

Summary

A memory corruption issue has been identified in MediaTek's VCU product, caused by type confusion. This vulnerability allows an attacker to escalate privileges to system-level execution without requiring user interaction. The problem has been documented with a patch and issue ID for resolution. Immediate attention is recommended to mitigate potential security risks.

Affected Version(s)

MT5696, MT5836, MT5838, MT6768, MT6769, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6789, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT8185, MT8195, MT8395, MT8781, MT8786, MT8789, MT8791, MT8797, MT9000, MT9023, MT9025, MT9618, MT9653, MT9687, MT9689, MT9902, MT9932, MT9952, MT9972, MT9982 Android 11.0, 12.0, 13.0 / Iot-Yocto 22.2 (Yocto 4.0)

References

https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/May-2023

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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