Out-of-bounds write in MediaTek products - CVE-2024-20143

 

Out-of-bounds write in MediaTek products - CVE-2024-20143

Published: January 6, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU102342
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20143
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local application to execute arbitrary code.

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


Affected software

MT6895
MT8676
MT8390
MT8370
MT6990
MT6989
MT6985
MT6983
MT6980
MT6897
MT2737
MT6890
MT6886
MT6880
MT6879
MT6878
MT6855
MT6835
MT6789
Samsung Mobile Firmware
MT6781
Google Android

How to mitigate CVE-2024-20143

Install security update from vendor's website.

Samsung Mobile Firmware - update to SMR-FEB-2025
Google Android - addressed in versions 12L 2025-01-05, 12 2025-01-05, 13 2025-01-05, 14 2025-01-05, 15 2025-01-05

External References

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