Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU117897

Heap-based Buffer Overflow in MediaTek products - CVE-2025-20742

Published: November 3, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU117897

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-2025-20742

CWE-ID: CWE-122

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 an incorrect bounds check within wlan. A local application can execute arbitrary code.

MT6890
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MT7615
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