Memory corruption in MediaTek products - CVE-2021-0671
Published: March 7, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU72984
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-2021-0671
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaTek
Affected software:
MT6853
MT6853T
MT6873
MT6875
MT6877
MT6883
MT6885
MT6889
MT6891
MT6893
MT8797
MT8195
MT8791
MT6853
MT6853T
MT6873
MT6875
MT6877
MT6883
MT6885
MT6889
MT6891
MT6893
MT8797
MT8195
MT8791
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local privileged application to execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to a missing bounds check within apusys. A local privileged application can execute arbitrary code.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-0671
Install security update from vendor's website.