Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-20785
Published: August 7, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79082
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-2023-20785
CWE-ID: CWE-367
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 audio. A local privileged application can execute arbitrary code.
Affected software
MT6883
MT8797
MT6893
MT6891
MT6889
MT6885
MT6779
MT6877
MT6875
MT6873
MT6853T
MT6853
MT6785
MT6781
MT8791
MT8781
MT8168
MT6895
MT6879
MT8797
MT6893
MT6891
MT6889
MT6885
MT6779
MT6877
MT6875
MT6873
MT6853T
MT6853
MT6785
MT6781
MT8791
MT8781
MT8168
MT6895
MT6879
How to mitigate CVE-2023-20785
Install security update from vendor's website.