Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability in Mediatek RIL
CVE-2023-20761

6.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

MediaTek
Status
Mt6739, Mt6761, Mt6762, Mt6763, Mt6765, Mt6768, Mt6769, Mt6771, Mt6779, Mt6781, Mt6785, Mt6789, Mt6833, Mt6835, Mt6853, Mt6853t, Mt6855, Mt6873, Mt6875, Mt6877, Mt6879, Mt6883, Mt6885, Mt6886, Mt6889, Mt6891, Mt6893, Mt6895, Mt6983, Mt6985, Mt8321, Mt8765, Mt8766, Mt8768, Mt8781, Mt8786, Mt8788, Mt8789, Mt8791, Mt8791t, Mt8797
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 July 2023

What is CVE-2023-20761?

A vulnerability has been identified in the RIL component of Mediatek products that allows for an out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This flaw potentially enables an attacker with local access to escalate privileges, obtaining system-level execution rights without requiring user interaction. Patching is necessary to mitigate the risks posed by this vulnerability. For more information, refer to Mediatek's product security bulletin.

Affected Version(s)

MT6739, MT6761, MT6762, MT6763, MT6765, MT6768, MT6769, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6789, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT6985, MT8321, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8797 Android 12.0, 13.0

References

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

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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