CVE-2023-20845 Information disclosure in MT6895, MT6897, MT6983, MT8188, MT8195, MT8395
A local attacker with system privileges can read out-of-bounds memory in MediaTek imgsys, leading to information disclosure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-20845?
CVE-2023-20845 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 4 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In imgsys, there is a possible out of bounds read due to a missing valid range checking. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07197795; Issue ID: ALPS07340357.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-20845?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Google Android, Linux kernel, Linuxfoundation Yocto, Mediatek Iot Yocto.
How do I fix CVE-2023-20845?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-20845 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-20845 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-20845 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-93r6-8j4r-jp34.