Write-what-where Condition in MediaTek products - CVE-2024-20118

 

Write-what-where Condition in MediaTek products - CVE-2024-20118

Published: November 4, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99637
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-2024-20118
CWE-ID: CWE-123
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 an incorrect bounds check within mms. A local privileged application can execute arbitrary code.


Affected software

MT6853
MT6893
MT6889
MT6885
MT6883
MT6877
MT6873
MT6785
MT6781
MT6779
MT8792
MT8676
MT6855
MT6739
MT6835
MT6833
MT6789
MT6768
MT6765
MT6761

How to mitigate CVE-2024-20118

Install security update from vendor's website.


External References

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