Vulnerability · Published May 15, 2023 · Assigned by MediaTek
CVE-2023-20696
Medium 6.7
In plain English
A medium-severity out-of-bounds write in MT6880, MT6890, MT8167, MT8175, MT8185, MT8195, MT8321, MT8365, MT8385, MT8395, MT8666, MT8667, MT8673, MT8675, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8797 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 1% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Official description
In preloader, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07856356 / ALPS07874388 (For MT6880 and MT6890 only); Issue ID: ALPS07856356 / ALPS07874388 (For MT6880 and MT6890 only).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| MediaTek, Inc. | MT6880, MT6890, MT8167, MT8175, MT8185, MT8195, MT8321, MT8365, MT8385, MT8395, MT8666, MT8667, MT8673, MT8675, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8797 | Android 13.0 / OpenWrt 19.07, 21.02 |
Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H