MediaTek MT8678 Da out-of-bounds write

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT2737, MT6781, MT6789, MT6835, MT6855, MT6878, MT6879, MT6880, MT6886, MT6890, MT6895, MT6897, MT6980, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT6990, MT8370, MT8390, MT8676 and MT8678. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Da. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds write. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-20650. The physical device can be targeted for the attack. No exploit is available. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT2737, MT6781, MT6789, MT6835, MT6855, MT6878, MT6879, MT6880, MT6886, MT6890, MT6895, MT6897, MT6980, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT6990, MT8370, MT8390, MT8676 and MT8678. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component Da. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds write vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-787. The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In da, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege, if an attacker has physical access to the device, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS09291294; Issue ID: MSV-2061.

The advisory is available at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-20650 since 11/01/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Applying the patch ALPS09291294 is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Patch: ALPS09291294

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: MSV-2061
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-20650 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20650
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-298150

Entryinfo

Created: 03/03/2025 08:06
Updated: 03/03/2025 12:30
Changes: 03/03/2025 08:06 (56), 03/03/2025 12:30 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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