Vulnerability · Published Dec 15, 2021 · Assigned by google_android

CVE-2021-0675

High 7.8

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in MT6570, MT6580, MT6735, MT6737, MT6739, MT6750, MT6750S, MT6753, MT6755, MT6755S, MT6757, MT6757C, MT6757CD, MT6757CH, MT6758, MT6761, MT6763, MT6765, MT6768, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6797, M. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In alac decoder, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an incorrect bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06064258; Issue ID: ALPS06064258.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	MT6570, MT6580, MT6735, MT6737, MT6739, MT6750, MT6750S, MT6753, MT6755, MT6755S, MT6757, MT6757C, MT6757CD, MT6757CH, MT6758, MT6761, MT6763, MT6765, MT6768, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6797, MT6799, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6873, MT6877, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6893, MT8163, MT8167, MT8167S, MT8168, MT8173, MT8175, MT8176, MT8183, MT8185, MT8195, MT8321, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8797	Android 8.1, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0

References

https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/December-2021 x_refsource_MISC