Out-of-bounds write in MediaTek products - CVE-2024-20140

 

Out-of-bounds write in MediaTek products - CVE-2024-20140

Published: January 6, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU102341
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20140
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaTek
Affected software:
MT6739
MT6761
MT6768
MT6833
MT8532
MT6781
MT6853
MT6877
MT6885
MT6893
MT8518S

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local application to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to a missing bounds check within power. A local application can execute arbitrary code.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-20140

Install security update from vendor's website.

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