MediaTek MT8798 Flashc information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in MediaTek MT2713, MT2737, MT6781, MT6789, MT6835, MT6855, MT6879, MT6880, MT6886, MT6890, MT6895, MT6980, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT6990, MT8167, MT8168, MT8173, MT8175, MT8188, MT8195, MT8321, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8390, MT8395, MT8666, MT8667, MT8673, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8796, MT8797 and MT8798. This affects an unknown function of the component Flashc. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-20052. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in MediaTek MT2713, MT2737, MT6781, MT6789, MT6835, MT6855, MT6879, MT6880, MT6886, MT6890, MT6895, MT6980, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT6990, MT8167, MT8168, MT8173, MT8175, MT8188, MT8195, MT8321, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8390, MT8395, MT8666, MT8667, MT8673, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8796, MT8797 and MT8798. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Flashc. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

In flashc, there is a possible information disclosure due to an uncaught exception. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08541757; Issue ID: ALPS08541761.

The advisory is shared for download at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-20052 since 11/02/2023. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

Applying the patch ALPS08541757 is able to eliminate this problem.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Patch: ALPS08541757

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11/02/2023 🔍
04/01/2024 +150 days 🔍
04/01/2024 +0 days 🔍
10/30/2024 +211 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ALPS08541757
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-20052 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-20052
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-258816

Entryinfo

Created: 04/01/2024 08:01
Updated: 10/30/2024 00:13
Changes: 04/01/2024 08:01 (55), 10/30/2024 00:13 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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