VDB-249451 · CVE-2023-32887 · MOLY01161837

MediaTek MT6990 Modem IMS Stack denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MediaTek MT2735, MT6813, MT6833, MT6833P, MT6835, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6877T, MT6878, MT6879, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6895T, MT6896, MT6897, MT6980, MT6980D, MT6983T, MT6983W, MT6983Z, MT6985, MT6985T, MT6989 and MT6990. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Modem IMS Stack. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-32887. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT2735, MT6813, MT6833, MT6833P, MT6835, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6877T, MT6878, MT6879, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6895T, MT6896, MT6897, MT6980, MT6980D, MT6983T, MT6983W, MT6983Z, MT6985, MT6985T, MT6989 and MT6990 (Chip Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Modem IMS Stack. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Modem IMS Stack, there is a possible system crash due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01161837; Issue ID: MOLY01161837 (MSV-892).

The weakness was released 01/02/2024 as MOLY01161837. It is possible to read the advisory at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-32887 since 05/16/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying the patch MOLY01161837 is able to eliminate this problem.

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Productinfo

Type

Chip Software

Vendor

MediaTek

Name

License

commercial

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: MOLY01161837

Timelineinfo

05/16/2023 🔍
01/02/2024 +231 days 🔍
01/02/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/16/2025 +531 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: MOLY01161837
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-32887 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32887
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-249451

Entryinfo

Created: 01/02/2024 10:28
Updated: 06/16/2025 22:40
Changes: 01/02/2024 10:28 (41), 01/22/2024 14:15 (10), 06/16/2025 22:40 (16)
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