Buffer overflow in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-32856

 

Buffer overflow in MediaTek products - CVE-2023-32856

Published: December 4, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU83810
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32856
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: MediaTek
Affected software:
MT6765
MT6768
MT6833
MT6879
MT6983
MT6985
MT8188
MT8195
MT8798
MT6883
MT6885
MT6889
MT6893
MT8797

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local privileged application to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an incorrect status check within display. A local privileged application can gain access to sensitive information.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-32856

Install security update from vendor's website.

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