Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability in Mediatek Modem
CVE-2024-20151

6.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
MediaTek
Status
Mt2737, Mt2739, Mt6789, Mt6813, Mt6815, Mt6835, Mt6835t, Mt6855, Mt6878, Mt6878t, Mt6879, Mt6886, Mt6895, Mt6895t, Mt6896, Mt6897, Mt6899, Mt6980, Mt6980d, Mt6983, Mt6985, Mt6986, Mt6986d, Mt6988, Mt6989, Mt6990, Mt6991, Mt8676, Mt8678, Mt8798, Mt8863
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 January 2025

Summary

A potential local privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in Mediatek's Modem resulting from an out of bounds write due to improper bounds checking. This flaw allows an attacker, having already gained system privileges, to exploit the vulnerability without requiring user interaction. Prompt remediation is advised to safeguard against potential exploitation. For more details, refer to the official Mediatek product security bulletin.

Affected Version(s)

MT2737, MT2739, MT6789, MT6813, MT6815, MT6835, MT6835T, MT6855, MT6878, MT6878T, MT6879, MT6886, MT6895, MT6895T, MT6896, MT6897, MT6899, MT6980, MT6980D, MT6983, MT6985, MT6986, MT6986D, MT6988, MT6989, MT6990, MT6991, MT8676, MT8678, MT8798, MT8863 Modem NR16, NR17

References

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

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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