PT-2023-5627 · Mediatek · Imgsys

Published 2023-08-07 · Updated 2023-08-09 · CVE-2023-20801

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions imgsys (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a possible use after free due to a race condition in imgsys. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. The vulnerability is also associated with insufficient input validation in the imgsys component of MediaTek microprogrammed software.

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

Race Condition

Use After Free

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

CWE-416

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-06287

CVE-2023-20801

Affected Products

Imgsys

References · 7

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-06287 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-20801 · Vendor Advisory
• https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/August-2023 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20801 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/55886 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/67859 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/56102 · Telegram Post