MediaTek MT6990 NR15/NR16/NR17 5G Modem denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in MediaTek MT2735, MT2737, MT6297, MT6298, MT6813, MT6815, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6875T, MT6877, MT6879, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6895T, MT6896, MT6897, MT6980, MT6980D, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989 and MT6990 NR15/NR16/NR17. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component 5G Modem. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2023-32841. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in MediaTek MT2735, MT2737, MT6297, MT6298, MT6813, MT6815, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6875T, MT6877, MT6879, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6895T, MT6896, MT6897, MT6980, MT6980D, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989 and MT6990 NR15/NR16/NR17 (Chip Software). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component 5G Modem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

In 5G Modem, there is a possible system crash due to improper error handling. This could lead to remote denial of service when receiving malformed RRC messages, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01128524; Issue ID: MOLY01128524 (MSV-846).

The weakness was shared 12/04/2023 as MOLY01128524. The advisory is available at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-32841 since 05/16/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Applying the patch MOLY01128524 is able to eliminate this problem.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Patch: MOLY01128524

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05/16/2023 🔍
12/04/2023 +202 days 🔍
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12/22/2023 +18 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: MOLY01128524
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-32841 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32841
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-246654

Entryinfo

Created: 12/04/2023 07:21
Updated: 12/22/2023 09:37
Changes: 12/04/2023 07:21 (42), 12/22/2023 09:37 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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