VDB-266856 · CVE-2024-20068 · MOLY01270721

MediaTek MT8798 Modem out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in MediaTek MT6298, MT6813, MT6815, MT6835, MT6878, MT6879, MT6895, MT6895T, MT6896, MT6897, MT6899, MT6980, MT6980D, MT6983, MT6986, MT6986D, MT6990, MT6991, MT8673, MT8675, MT8771, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8797 and MT8798. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Modem. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2024-20068. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT6298, MT6813, MT6815, MT6835, MT6878, MT6879, MT6895, MT6895T, MT6896, MT6897, MT6899, MT6980, MT6980D, MT6983, MT6986, MT6986D, MT6990, MT6991, MT8673, MT8675, MT8771, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8797 and MT8798. It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Modem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

In modem, there is a possible system crash due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is no needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01270721; Issue ID: MSV-1479.

The advisory is shared for download at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-20068 since 11/02/2023. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Applying the patch MOLY01270721 is able to eliminate this problem.

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Productinfo

Type

Chip Software

Vendor

MediaTek

Name

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds write
CWE: CWE-787 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Patch: MOLY01270721

Timelineinfo

11/02/2023 🔍
06/03/2024 +213 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: MOLY01270721
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-20068 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-20068
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-266856

Entryinfo

Created: 06/03/2024 07:02
Updated: 06/03/2024 12:26
Changes: 06/03/2024 07:02 (55), 06/03/2024 12:26 (1)
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