Improper Input Validation in MediaTek products - CVE-2022-20024

 

Improper Input Validation in MediaTek products - CVE-2022-20024

Published: March 7, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU73001
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2022-20024
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaTek
Affected software:
MT6580
MT6739
MT6750
MT6761
MT6762
MT6763
MT6765
MT6768
MT6771
MT8167
MT8168
MT8173
MT8175
MT8185
MT8321
MT8362A
MT8365
MT8385
MT8765
MT8766
MT8768
MT8786
MT8788
MT8789
MT8791
MT6779
MT8797

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local application to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to a missing permission check within system service. A local application can execute arbitrary code.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-20024

Install security update from vendor's website.

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