PT-2023-9844 · Mediatek · Mediatek Modem

Published 2023-11-02 · Updated 2026-02-17 · CVE-2024-20154

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check in the Modem. This could lead to remote code execution if a UE has connected to a rogue base station controlled by the attacker, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. It is estimated that millions of devices may be impacted.

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

RCE

Memory Corruption

Stack Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-121

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-00710

CVE-2024-20154

Affected Products

Mediatek Modem

References · 22

• https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/January-2025 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20154 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-00710 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1877596302483333348 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/TweetThreatNews/status/1876666957430202552 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/152174 · Telegram Post
• https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2025-01-01?hl=ru · Note
• https://twitter.com/Dinosn/status/1876486066615746923 · Twitter Post
• https://vuldb.com/?id.290237 · Note
• https://twitter.com/TMJIntel/status/1876664594250277042 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/fridaysecurity/status/1876449441374507138 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/danielklischies/status/1921509381549543834 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1876111039470731641 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/cracbot/status/1877958687245193228 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/Komodosec/status/1877188435628405143 · Twitter Post