Out of Bounds Write in Mediatek Command System
CVE-2023-20850

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

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

What is CVE-2023-20850?

The imgsys_cmdq module within Mediatek's architecture suffers from a vulnerability that allows for an out of bounds write due to inadequate range checking. This flaw could potentially be exploited by a local user to escalate privileges, requiring system execution rights for successful attacks. User interaction is necessary to trigger this vulnerability. Affected versions can be patched with the ID ALPS07340433 to mitigate the risk associated with this issue.

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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The Cyber Security Vulnerability Database.