Vulnerability identifier: #VU83736

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42731

CWE-ID: CWE-120

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
T606
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
T612
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
T616
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware

Vendor: UNISOC

Description

The vulnerability allows a local privileged application to read and manipulate data.

The vulnerability exists due to a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check within the Gnss service in Android. A local privileged application can read and manipulate data.

Mitigation
Install security update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

T606: All versions

T612: All versions

T616: All versions

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External links
http://www.unisoc.com/en_us/secy/announcementDetail/1731138365803266049

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.