Information exposure in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20717
Published: May 5, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU75761
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20717
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local privileged application to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition within vcu. A local privileged application can gain access to sensitive information.
Affected software
MT6877
MT8797
MT6893
MT6891
MT6889
MT6885
MT6883
MT6875
MT6873
MT6853T
MT6853
MT6785
MT6781
MT6779
MT8791T
MT8789
MT8786
MT8365
MT8175
MT8168
MT6768
MT6855
MT6833
MT6789
MT6769
MT8797
MT6893
MT6891
MT6889
MT6885
MT6883
MT6875
MT6873
MT6853T
MT6853
MT6785
MT6781
MT6779
MT8791T
MT8789
MT8786
MT8365
MT8175
MT8168
MT6768
MT6855
MT6833
MT6789
MT6769
How to mitigate CVE-2023-20717
Install security update from vendor's website.