Vulnerability · Published Mar 9, 2022 · Assigned by MediaTek

CVE-2022-20059

Medium 6.6

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in MT6761, MT6762, MT6765, MT6768, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6885, MT6889, MT6893, MT8183, MT8185, MT8321, MT8385, MT8666, MT8667, MT8675, MT8735A from MediaTek, Inc.. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)6.6Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In preloader (usb), there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege, for an attacker who has physical access to the device, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06160806; Issue ID: ALPS06160781.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
MediaTek, Inc.	MT6761, MT6762, MT6765, MT6768, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6885, MT6889, MT6893, MT8183, MT8185, MT8321, MT8385, MT8666, MT8667, MT8675, MT8735A, MT8735B, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8797	Android 10.0, 11.0, 12.0

References

https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/March-2022 x_refsource_MISC