PT-2022-6989 · Mediatek · Mediatek Wlan

Published 2022-10-28 · Updated 2024-10-22 · CVE-2023-20816

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MediaTek WLAN software (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a possible out of bounds write in the WLAN service due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege, with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not required for exploitation. The problem is associated with a buffer overflow in memory resulting from insufficient input validation.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Memory Corruption

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-06171

CVE-2023-20816

Affected Products

Mediatek Wlan

References · 5

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-06171 · Security Note
• https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/August-2023 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-20816 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20816 · Security Note
• https://vuldb.com/?id.236275 · Note