CVE-2023-48342 Memory corruption in SC7731E/SC9832E/SC9863A/T310/T606/T612/T616/T610/T618/T760/T770/T820/S8000

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

A missing bounds check in the media service allows local attackers with system privileges to cause a denial of service via out-of-bounds write.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
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Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-48342?

CVE-2023-48342 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 18 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In media service, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local denial of service with System execution privileges needed

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48342?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2023-48342?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2023-48342 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48342 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-2jv9-h994-74rx.

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