Improper input validation in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20757

 

Improper input validation in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20757

Published: July 3, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU77885
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-2023-20757
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaTek
Affected software:
MT6739
MT6768
MT6771
MT6833
MT8786
MT8789
MT6785
MT6853
MT6853T
MT6873
MT6877
MT6883
MT6885
MT6889
MT6893
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 cmdq. A local privileged application can execute arbitrary code.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-20757

Install security update from vendor's website.

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