MediaTek MT8798 NR12A/NR13/NR15/NR16 Modem null pointer dereference

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in MediaTek MT2735, MT2737, MT6739, MT6761, MT6762, MT6762D, MT6762M, MT6763, MT6765, MT6765T, MT6767, MT6768, MT6769, MT6769K, MT6769S, MT6769T, MT6769Z, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6783, MT6785, MT6785T, MT6785U, MT6789, MT6833, MT6833P, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6855T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6875T, MT6877, MT6877T, MT6877TT, MT6879, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6895TT, MT6896, MT6980, MT6980D, MT6983, MT6983T, MT6985, MT6985T, MT6989, MT6989T, MT6990, MT8666, MT8667, MT8675, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8795T, MT8797 and MT8798 NR12A/NR13/NR15/NR16. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Modem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

In Modem, there is a possible system crash due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote denial of service, if a UE has connected to a rogue base station controlled by the attacker, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY00791311 / MOLY01067019; Issue ID: MSV-2721.

The advisory is shared for download at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-20647 since 11/01/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Applying the patch MOLY00791311 is able to eliminate this problem.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Patch: MOLY00791311

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11/01/2024 CVE reserved
03/03/2025 +122 days Advisory disclosed
03/03/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/03/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: MSV-2721
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-20647 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20647
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-298136

Entryinfo

Created: 03/03/2025 07:55 AM
Updated: 03/03/2025 12:30 PM
Changes: 03/03/2025 07:55 AM (57), 03/03/2025 12:30 PM (1)
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