VDB-192823 · CVE-2022-20034 · GCVE-0-2022-20034

MediaTek MT6893 Preloader XFLASH certificate validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in MediaTek MT6580, MT6735, MT6739, MT6761, MT6763, MT6765, MT6768, MT6769, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6799, MT6833, MT6853, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6885, MT6891 and MT6893. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Preloader XFLASH. This manipulation causes certificate validation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2022-20034. It is feasible to perform the attack on the physical device. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT6580, MT6735, MT6739, MT6761, MT6763, MT6765, MT6768, MT6769, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6799, MT6833, MT6853, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6885, MT6891 and MT6893. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Preloader XFLASH. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a certificate validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-295. The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 02/10/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-20034 since 10/12/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1587.003 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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 6.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Certificate validation
CWE: CWE-295 / CWE-287
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

10/12/2021 🔍
02/10/2022 +121 days 🔍
02/10/2022 +0 days 🔍
02/14/2022 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: corp.mediatek.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-20034 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-20034
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-192823

Entryinfo

Created: 02/10/2022 14:16
Updated: 02/14/2022 13:23
Changes: 02/10/2022 14:16 (37), 02/14/2022 13:17 (1), 02/14/2022 13:23 (18)
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