Vulnerability · Published Feb 3, 2025 · Assigned by MediaTek

CVE-2025-20642

Medium 6.2

In plain English

A medium-severity out-of-bounds write in MT6739, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6833, MT6853, MT6873, MT6877, MT6885, MT6893, MT8167, MT8167S, MT8175, MT8185, MT8195, MT8321, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8395, MT8666 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).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.2Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 99.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In DA, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege, if an attacker has physical access to the device, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS09291146; Issue ID: MSV-2057.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
MediaTek, Inc.	MT6739, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6833, MT6853, MT6873, MT6877, MT6885, MT6893, MT8167, MT8167S, MT8175, MT8185, MT8195, MT8321, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8395, MT8666, MT8667, MT8673, MT8675, MT8678, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8771, MT8775, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791T, MT8795T, MT8797, MT8798, MT8893	Android 12.0, 13.0, 14.0, 15.0

Weakness: CWE-787 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

References

https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/February-2025