VDB-220309 · CVE-2021-31575 · GCVE-0-2021-31575

MediaTek CPU Config Manager command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek CPU. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Config Manager. This manipulation causes command injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-31575. The attack needs to be done within the local network. There is no exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek CPU (Chip Software) (unknown version). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Config Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Config Manager, there is a possible command injection due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege from a proximal attacker with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: A20210009; Issue ID: OSBNB00123234.

The weakness was shared 02/07/2023. The advisory is shared at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-31575 since 04/22/2021. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

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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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

04/22/2021 🔍
02/07/2023 +656 days 🔍
02/07/2023 +0 days 🔍
03/26/2025 +778 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: corp.mediatek.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-31575 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-31575
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-220309

Entryinfo

Created: 02/07/2023 08:02
Updated: 03/26/2025 22:28
Changes: 02/07/2023 08:02 (39), 03/05/2023 18:02 (11), 03/26/2025 22:28 (16)
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