Improper input validation in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20715

 

Improper input validation in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20715

Published: June 6, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU77037
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-2023-20715
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaTek
Affected software:
MT5221
MT6789
MT6855
MT6879
MT6895
MT6983
MT7663
MT7668
MT7902
MT7921
MT8167S
MT8168
MT8175
MT8362A
MT8365
MT8385
MT8518
MT8532
MT8673
MT8766
MT8768
MT8781
MT8786
MT8788
MT8789
MT8791
MT8797

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local privileged application to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to a missing bounds check within wlan. A local privileged application can execute arbitrary code.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-20715

Install security update from vendor's website.

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