Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in imgsys by MediaTek
CVE-2023-20800

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

MediaTek
Status
Mt6879, Mt6895, Mt6983, Mt8188, Mt8195, Mt8395, Mt8781
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 August 2023

What is CVE-2023-20800?

A potential system crash has been identified within imgsys due to a missing pointer check. This issue enables local privilege escalation, which requires user interaction for exploitation. System execution privileges could be compromised, allowing an attacker to gain elevated access. Affected users should apply patches, and it is advisable to monitor security bulletins for updates.

Affected Version(s)

MT6879, MT6895, MT6983, MT8188, MT8195, MT8395, MT8781 Android 12.0, 13.0 / IOT-v23.0 (Yocto 4.0)

References

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

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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