Out-of-bounds read in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20618
Published: February 7, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU71981
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-2023-20618
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in vcu. A local user can trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system, leading to privilege escalation.
Affected software
MT6875
MT8797
MT6893
MT6891
MT6889
MT6885
MT6883
MT6877
MT6873
MT6853T
MT6853
MT6785
MT6781
MT6779
MT8791
MT8789
MT8786
MT8185
MT6761
MT6833
MT6789
MT6769
MT6768
MT6762
MT8797
MT6893
MT6891
MT6889
MT6885
MT6883
MT6877
MT6873
MT6853T
MT6853
MT6785
MT6781
MT6779
MT8791
MT8789
MT8786
MT8185
MT6761
MT6833
MT6789
MT6769
MT6768
MT6762
How to mitigate CVE-2023-20618
Install updates from vendor's website.