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CVE-2023-20721

Published: May 15, 2023Updated: Jan 24, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
NVD MITRE
6.7CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 99.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

In isp, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07162155; Issue ID: ALPS07162155.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-20CWE-787

Affected Products

MT6879, MT6895, MT6983, MT8195, MT8395, MT8673MediaTek, Inc.
Embedded
Hardware Firmware / cpu-gpu
androidgoogle
EmbeddedOS
Operating Systems / mobile-os
yoctoyoctoproject
On-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
mediatek, inc.commercialTWHardware Firmwareaka mediatek
googlecommercialUSMobile Appsaka google inc, google llc
yoctoprojectoss-projectOperating Systems

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/May-2023
corp.mediatek.com

Timeline

Published
May 15, 2023
Last Updated
Jan 24, 2025

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