MediaTek MT8883 Display out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MediaTek MT6739, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6781, MT6789, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6855, MT6877, MT6878, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6893, MT6895, MT6897, MT6899, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT6991, MT8186, MT8188, MT8196, MT8667, MT8673, MT8676, MT8678, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8771, MT8781, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8793, MT8795T, MT8796, MT8798, MT8873 and MT8883. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Display. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-20776. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MediaTek MT6739, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6781, MT6789, MT6833, MT6835, MT6853, MT6855, MT6877, MT6878, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6893, MT6895, MT6897, MT6899, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT6991, MT8186, MT8188, MT8196, MT8667, MT8673, MT8676, MT8678, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8771, MT8781, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8793, MT8795T, MT8796, MT8798, MT8873 and MT8883. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Display. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In display, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege if a malicious actor has already obtained the System privilege. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS10184297; Issue ID: MSV-4759.

The advisory is shared at corp.mediatek.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-20776 since 11/01/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Applying the patch ALPS10184297 is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-200149). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Patch: ALPS10184297

Timelineinfo

11/01/2024 CVE reserved
12/02/2025 +396 days Advisory disclosed
12/02/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/02/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: MSV-4759
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-20776 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20776
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-333997
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/02/2025 08:01
Updated: 12/02/2025 18:31
Changes: 12/02/2025 08:01 (56), 12/02/2025 18:31 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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