Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU74533

Improper Synchronization in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20685

Published: April 6, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU74533

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-2023-20685

CWE-ID: CWE-662

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 a race condition within vdec. A local privileged application can execute arbitrary code.

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