CVE-2023-20800 — In imgsys, there is a possible system crash due to a mssing ptr check

In imgsys, there is a possible system crash due to a mssing ptr check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07420968; Issue ID: ALPS07420955.

01What is this vulnerability?

In imgsys, there is a possible system crash due to a mssing ptr check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07420968; Issue ID: ALPS07420955.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
MediaTek, Inc.	MT6879, MT6895, MT6983, MT8188, MT8195, MT8395, MT8781	Android 12.0, 13.0 / IOT-v23.0 (Yocto 4.0)

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

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

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

• Published: 2023-08-07T03:21:37.830Z
• Last modified: 2024-11-06T15:15:22.166Z

09References

• corp.mediatek.com — https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/August-2023