Improper input validation in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20749

 

Improper input validation in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20749

Published: June 6, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU77032
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-2023-20749
CWE-ID: CWE-20
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 missing bounds check within swpm. A local privileged application can execute arbitrary code.


Affected software

MT8195
MT8791T
MT8788
MT8786
MT8781
MT8768
MT8766
MT8765
MT8673
MT8385
MT8365
MT8362A
MT8321
MT6789
MT8175
MT8168
MT8167S
MT8167
MT6985
MT6983
MT6895
MT6886
MT6879
MT6855
MT6835
MT8797
MT6893

How to mitigate CVE-2023-20749

Install security update from vendor's website.


External References

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