Out-of-bounds write in MediaTek products - CVE-2025-20656

 

Out-of-bounds write in MediaTek products - CVE-2025-20656

Published: April 7, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU107022
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-2025-20656
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

MT6781
MT6789
MT6835
MT6855
MT6878
MT6879
MT6886
MT6895
MT6897
MT6983
MT6985
MT6989
MT6990
MT8196
MT8370
MT8390
Google Android

How to mitigate CVE-2025-20656

Install security update from vendor's website.

Google Android - addressed in versions 13 2025-04-05, 14 2025-04-05, 15 2025-04-05

External References

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