Improper Input Validation in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20626

 

Improper Input Validation in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20626

Published: March 6, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU72786
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20626
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local privileged application to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to an incorrect bounds check within msdc. A local privileged application can execute arbitrary code.


Affected software

MT6885
MT8797
MT6893
MT6889
MT6883
MT6877
MT6873
MT6853
MT6785
MT6781
MT6779
MT8791
MT8789
MT8785
MT8768
MT8766
MT8765
MT8675
MT8667
MT8666
MT6739
MT6833
MT6771
MT6768
MT6765
MT6761

How to mitigate CVE-2023-20626

Install security update from vendor's website.


External References

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