Out-of-bounds write in MediaTek products - CVE-2022-26464
Published: September 5, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU66973
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-2022-26464
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaTek
Affected software:
MT6833
MT6855
MT6879
MT6895
MT6983
MT8791
MT6853
MT6873
MT6877
MT6883
MT6885
MT6889
MT6893
MT8797
MT6833
MT6855
MT6879
MT6895
MT6983
MT8791
MT6853
MT6873
MT6877
MT6883
MT6885
MT6889
MT6893
MT8797
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-26464
Install updates from vendor's website.