Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in MediaTek products - CVE-2024-20009

 

Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in MediaTek products - CVE-2024-20009

Published: February 6, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU86131
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20009
CWE-ID: CWE-703
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MT6580
MT6739
MT6761
MT6762
MT6765
MT6789
MT6833
MT6835
MT6855
MT6879
MT6886
MT6895
MT6983
MT6985
MT8163
MT8167
MT8167S
MT8168
MT8173
MT8175
MT8176
MT8185
MT8188
MT8188T
MT6779
MT6785
MT6853
MT6853T
MT6873
MT6877
MT6883
MT6885
MT6889
Software vendor:
MediaTek

Description

The vulnerability allows a local application to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to an incorrect error handling within alac decoder. A local application can execute arbitrary code.


Remediation

Install security update from vendor's website.

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