VDB-185359 · CVE-2021-0631 · GCVE-0-2021-0631

MediaTek MT8797 WiFi Driver denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MediaTek MT6761, MT6762, MT6765, MT6768, MT6779, MT6785, MT6833, MT6853, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT8163, MT8167, MT8167S, MT8168, MT8173, MT8175, MT8183, MT8185, MT8195, MT8321, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8735A, MT8735B, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791 and MT8797. This impacts an unknown function of the component WiFi Driver. This manipulation causes denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-0631. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in MediaTek MT6761, MT6762, MT6765, MT6768, MT6779, MT6785, MT6833, MT6853, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT8163, MT8167, MT8167S, MT8168, MT8173, MT8175, MT8183, MT8185, MT8195, MT8321, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8735A, MT8735B, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791 and MT8797 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component WiFi Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was shared 10/25/2021. It is possible to read the advisory at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-0631 since 11/06/2020. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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Productinfo

Type

Chip Software

Vendor

MediaTek

Name

License

commercial

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

11/06/2020 🔍
10/25/2021 +352 days 🔍
10/25/2021 +0 days 🔍
10/30/2021 +5 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: corp.mediatek.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-0631 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-0631
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-185359

Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2021 18:59
Updated: 10/30/2021 08:28
Changes: 10/25/2021 18:59 (37), 10/30/2021 08:27 (1), 10/30/2021 08:28 (18)
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