Out-of-bounds write in MediaTek products - CVE-2022-32597

 

Out-of-bounds write in MediaTek products - CVE-2022-32597

Published: December 5, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU69882
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-2022-32597
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input in widevine. A local application can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.


Affected software

MT6883
MT8797
MT6893
MT6891
MT6889
MT6885
MT6877
MT6875
MT6873
MT6853T
MT6853
MT6785
MT6781
MT6779
MT8791
MT8789
MT8788
MT8786
MT8781
MT8768
MT8766
MT8765
MT8385
MT6895
MT6762
MT6879
MT6855
MT6833
MT6789
MT6769
MT6768
MT6765
Google Android

How to mitigate CVE-2022-32597

Install updates from vendor's website.

Google Android - addressed in versions 10 2022-12-05, 11 2022-12-05, 12L 2022-12-05, 12 2022-12-05, 13 2022-12-05

External References

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