MediaTek MT8797 WLAN out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT6789, MT6835, MT6855, MT6879, MT6886, MT6895, MT6983, MT6985, MT8168, MT8365, MT8695, MT8766, MT8768, MT8781, MT8786, MT8789, MT8791T and MT8797. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component WLAN. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-20727. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in MediaTek MT6789, MT6835, MT6855, MT6879, MT6886, MT6895, MT6983, MT6985, MT8168, MT8365, MT8695, MT8766, MT8768, MT8781, MT8786, MT8789, MT8791T and MT8797 (Chip Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component WLAN. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In wlan, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07588531; Issue ID: ALPS07588531.

The weakness was disclosed 06/06/2023 as ALPS07588531. The advisory is shared at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-20727 since 10/28/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Applying the patch ALPS07588531 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Patch: ALPS07588531

Timelineinfo

10/28/2022 🔍
06/06/2023 +221 days 🔍
06/06/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/08/2025 +582 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ALPS07588531
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20727 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20727
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-230797

Entryinfo

Created: 06/06/2023 12:02
Updated: 01/08/2025 16:53
Changes: 06/06/2023 12:02 (41), 06/30/2023 14:36 (11), 01/08/2025 16:53 (26)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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