SARA / Free Tools / CVE / CVE-2023-20612

CVE-2023-20612 — In ril, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check

In ril, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07629571; Issue ID: ALPS07629571.

CVSS
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EPSS
0.01% (top 97.20%)
CWE
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Published
2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-03-26T14:01:21.333Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

In ril, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07629571; Issue ID: ALPS07629571.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MediaTek, Inc.MT6739, MT6761, MT6762, MT6765, MT6768, MT6769, MT6771, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6789, MT6833, MT6853, MT6855, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6879, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT8321, MT8385, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8797Android 11.0, 12.0, 13.0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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