Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in MediaTek vcu Component
CVE-2023-20738

6.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
MediaTek
Status
MT5696, MT5836, MT5838, MT6768, MT6769, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6789, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT8168, MT8175, MT8195, MT8365, MT8395, MT8673, MT8781, MT8786, MT8789, MT8791T, MT8797, MT9000, MT9015, MT9023, MT9025, MT9618, MT9649, MT9653, MT9679, MT9687, MT9689, MT9902, MT9932, MT9952, MT9972, MT9982
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 June 2023

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in the vcu component of MediaTek products that allows for an out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This issue can be exploited to achieve local privilege escalation, requiring system execution privileges. Notably, the attack does not necessitate user interaction, which raises concerns regarding the security of affected systems. MediaTek has released patches to address this vulnerability, urging users to update to the latest versions to mitigate potential risks.

Affected Version(s)

MT5696, MT5836, MT5838, MT6768, MT6769, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6789, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT8168, MT8175, MT8195, MT8365, MT8395, MT8673, MT8781, MT8786, MT8789, MT8791T, MT8797, MT9000, MT9015, MT9023, MT9025, MT9618, MT9649, MT9653, MT9679, MT9687, MT9689, MT9902, MT9932, MT9952, MT9972, MT9982 Android 12.0, 13.0 / Yocto 4.0 / Iot-Yocto 22.2

References

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

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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