Out of Bounds Write in Mediatek Product
CVE-2023-20842

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
MediaTek
Status
Mt2713, Mt6895, Mt6897, Mt6983, Mt8188, Mt8195, Mt8395, Mt8781
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 September 2023

Summary

A security vulnerability exists within the imgsys_cmdq module of Mediatek products, where a failure to properly validate the range can lead to an out of bounds write. This issue requires local user interaction for exploitation and could enable an attacker to escalate their privileges by obtaining system execution rights. Affected users should ensure that patches or updates are applied promptly to mitigate potential risks. The known patch ID for this vulnerability is ALPS07354259, while the associated issue ID is ALPS07340477.

Affected Version(s)

MT2713, MT6895, MT6897, MT6983, MT8188, MT8195, MT8395, MT8781 Android 11.0, 12.0 / Linux 6.1 / IOT-v23.0 / Yocto 4.0

References

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

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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