Vulnerability · Published Mar 4, 2024 · Assigned by MediaTek
CVE-2024-20017
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity out-of-bounds write in MT6890, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981, MT7986 from MediaTek, Inc.. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 46.6% (higher than 99% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official description
In wlan service, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation Patch ID: WCNCR00350938; Issue ID: MSV-1132.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| MediaTek, Inc. | MT6890, MT7915, MT7916, MT7981, MT7986 | SDK version 7.4.0.1 and before (for MT7915) / SDK version 7.6.7.0 and before (for MT7916, MT7981 and MT7986) / OpenWrt 19.07, 21.02 |
Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/March-2024
- https://blog.sonicwall.com/en-us/2024/09/critical-exploit-in-mediatek-wi-fi-chipsets-zero-click-vulnerability-cve-2024-20017-threatens-routers-and-smartphones/
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41605680
- https://blog.coffinsec.com/0day/2024/08/30/exploiting-CVE-2024-20017-four-different-ways.html