#VU71980 Type Confusion in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20616
Published: February 7, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71980
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2023-20616
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MT6580
MT6735
MT6737
MT6739
MT6753
MT6757
MT6757C
MT6757CD
MT6757CH
MT6761
MT6762
MT6763
MT6765
MT6768
MT6769
MT6771
MT6833
MT8168
MT8183
MT8321
MT8365
MT8385
MT8666
MT8675
MT8765
MT8766
MT8768
MT8786
MT8788
MT8791T
MT6779
MT6781
MT6785
MT6853
MT6853T
MT6873
MT6875
MT6877
MT6883
MT6885
MT6889
MT6891
MT6893
MT8797
MT6580
MT6735
MT6737
MT6739
MT6753
MT6757
MT6757C
MT6757CD
MT6757CH
MT6761
MT6762
MT6763
MT6765
MT6768
MT6769
MT6771
MT6833
MT8168
MT8183
MT8321
MT8365
MT8385
MT8666
MT8675
MT8765
MT8766
MT8768
MT8786
MT8788
MT8791T
MT6779
MT6781
MT6785
MT6853
MT6853T
MT6873
MT6875
MT6877
MT6883
MT6885
MT6889
MT6891
MT6893
MT8797
Software vendor:
MediaTek
MediaTek
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error in ion. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a type confusion error and gain elevated privileges on the target system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.