CVE-2024-20049 Information disclosure in MT2713, MT2737, MT6781, MT6789, MT6835, MT6855, MT6879, MT6880, MT6886, MT6890, MT6895, MT6980, MT6983, MT6985, MT6989, MT6990, MT8167, MT8168, MT8173, MT8175, MT8188, MT8195, MT8321, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8390, MT8395, MT8666, MT8667, MT8673, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8791T, MT8796, MT8797, MT8798

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

A local attacker with system privileges can exploit an uncaught exception in flashc to disclose sensitive information on MediaTek devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-20049?

CVE-2024-20049 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 1 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In flashc, there is a possible information disclosure due to an uncaught exception. This could lead to local information disclosure with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08541765; Issue ID: ALPS08541765.

Weakness: CWE-248

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20049?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Google Android, Linuxfoundation Yocto, Openwrt Openwrt, Rdkcentral Rdk-B.

How do I fix CVE-2024-20049?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20049 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-20049 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20049 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7fm6-52cc-8v3r.

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