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 v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20626
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaTek
Affected software:
MT6739
MT6761
MT6765
MT6768
MT6771
MT6833
MT8666
MT8667
MT8675
MT8765
MT8766
MT8768
MT8785
MT8789
MT8791
MT6779
MT6781
MT6785
MT6853
MT6873
MT6877
MT6883
MT6885
MT6889
MT6893
MT8797

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-20626

Install security update from vendor's website.

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