MediaTek MT6990 Modem IMS Call UA denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic 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. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Modem IMS Call UA. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-32888. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

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 rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the component Modem IMS Call UA. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

In Modem IMS Call UA, there is a possible out of bounds write 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: MOLY01161830; Issue ID: MOLY01161830 (MSV-894).

The weakness was disclosed 01/02/2024 as MOLY01161830. The advisory is shared for download at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-32888 since 05/16/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Applying the patch MOLY01161830 is able to eliminate this problem.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Patch: MOLY01161830

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05/16/2023 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: MOLY01161830
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-32888 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-32888
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-249452

Entryinfo

Created: 01/02/2024 10:29
Updated: 05/16/2025 22:01
Changes: 01/02/2024 10:29 (41), 01/22/2024 14:18 (10), 05/16/2025 22:01 (16)
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