MediaTek MT6879/MT6895/MT6983/MT8188/MT8195/MT8395/MT8781 Imgsys Local Privilege Escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in MediaTek MT6879, MT6895, MT6983, MT8188, MT8195, MT8395 and MT8781. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Imgsys. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2023-20800. The attack requires local access. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in MediaTek MT6879, MT6895, MT6983, MT8188, MT8195, MT8395 and MT8781 (Chip Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Imgsys. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In imgsys, there is a possible system crash due to a mssing ptr check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07420968; Issue ID: ALPS07420955.

The weakness was presented 08/07/2023 as ALPS07420968. It is possible to read the advisory at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-20800 since 10/28/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Applying the patch ALPS07420968 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Patch: ALPS07420968

Timelineinfo

10/28/2022 🔍
08/07/2023 +283 days 🔍
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08/30/2023 +23 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ALPS07420968
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-20800 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-20800
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-236263

Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2023 09:00
Updated: 08/30/2023 13:30
Changes: 08/07/2023 09:00 (40), 08/30/2023 13:30 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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