MediaTek MT9981 APE Extractor out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in MediaTek MT5522, MT5527, MT5597, MT5598, MT5599, MT6739, MT6758, MT6761, MT6762, MT6763, MT6765, MT6768, MT6769, MT6771, MT6779, MT6785, MT6795, MT6797, MT6799, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT8163, MT8167, MT8167S, MT8168, MT8173, MT8175, MT8183, MT8185, MT8195, MT8321, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8797, MT9256, MT9285, MT9286, MT9288, MT9629, MT9631, MT9632, MT9636, MT9638, MT9639, MT9650, MT9652, MT9669, MT9670, MT9675, MT9685, MT9686, MT9688, MT9931, MT9950, MT9970, MT9980 and MT9981. This affects an unknown function of the component APE Extractor. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-0616. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT5522, MT5527, MT5597, MT5598, MT5599, MT6739, MT6758, MT6761, MT6762, MT6763, MT6765, MT6768, MT6769, MT6771, MT6779, MT6785, MT6795, MT6797, MT6799, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT8163, MT8167, MT8167S, MT8168, MT8173, MT8175, MT8183, MT8185, MT8195, MT8321, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8797, MT9256, MT9285, MT9286, MT9288, MT9629, MT9631, MT9632, MT9636, MT9638, MT9639, MT9650, MT9652, MT9669, MT9670, MT9675, MT9685, MT9686, MT9688, MT9931, MT9950, MT9970, MT9980 and MT9981 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component APE Extractor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was shared 10/25/2021. The advisory is shared at corp.mediatek.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-0616 since 11/06/2020. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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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-2021-0616 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-0616
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-185369

Entryinfo

Created: 10/25/2021 19:06
Updated: 10/30/2021 09:27
Changes: 10/25/2021 19:06 (37), 10/30/2021 09:23 (1), 10/30/2021 09:27 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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