Write-what-where Condition in MediaTek products - CVE-2024-20119

 

Write-what-where Condition in MediaTek products - CVE-2024-20119

Published: November 4, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU99638
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-2024-20119
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

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

How to mitigate CVE-2024-20119

Install security update from vendor's website.


External References

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