VDB-201355 · CVE-2022-21753 · GCVE-0-2022-21753

MediaTek MT8797 WLAN Driver out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT6580, MT6735, MT6739, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6833, MT6853, MT6873, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT8167S, MT8168, MT8175, MT8183, MT8185, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8667, MT8675, MT8695, MT8696, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789 and MT8797. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WLAN Driver. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-21753. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT6580, MT6735, MT6739, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6833, MT6853, MT6873, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT8167S, MT8168, MT8175, MT8183, MT8185, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8667, MT8675, MT8695, MT8696, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789 and MT8797 (Chip Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component WLAN Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 06/07/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-21753 since 11/26/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

11/26/2021 🔍
06/07/2022 +192 days 🔍
06/07/2022 +0 days 🔍
06/10/2022 +3 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: corp.mediatek.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-21753 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-21753
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-201355

Entryinfo

Created: 06/07/2022 08:32
Updated: 06/10/2022 08:20
Changes: 06/07/2022 08:32 (38), 06/10/2022 08:20 (1)
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