Out-of-bounds write in MediaTek products - CVE-2022-26457
Published: September 5, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66966
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-2022-26457
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input in vow. A local user can trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system with elevated privileges.
Affected software
MT6769
MT6833
MT6855
MT6879
MT6983
MT8791
MT6781
MT6785
MT6877
MT6893
MT8797
MT6833
MT6855
MT6879
MT6983
MT8791
MT6781
MT6785
MT6877
MT6893
MT8797
How to mitigate CVE-2022-26457
Install updates from vendor's website.