CVE-2024-20068 Denial of service in MT6298, MT6813, MT6815, MT6835, MT6878, MT6879, MT6895, MT6895T, MT6896, MT6897, MT6899, MT6980, MT6980D, MT6983, MT6986, MT6986D, MT6990, MT6991, MT8673, MT8675, MT8771, MT8791T, MT8792, MT8797, MT8798
Remote attackers can cause a system crash in MediaTek modem firmware via improper input validation, requiring no user interaction or privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-20068?
CVE-2024-20068 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mediatek Nr16, published on 3 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In modem, there is a possible system crash due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is no needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01270721; Issue ID: MSV-1479.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20068?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mediatek Nr16, Mediatek Nr17.
How do I fix CVE-2024-20068?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-20068 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20068 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mediatek Nr16
- CVE-2024-20067 Memory corruption in MT6813, MT6815, MT6835, MT6878, MT6897, MT6899, MT6986, MT6986D, MT6991, MT8792
- CVE-2025-20634 Memory corruption in MT2737, MT6813, MT6835, MT6835T, MT6878, MT6878M, MT6879, MT6886, MT6895, MT6895TT, MT6896, MT6897, MT6899, MT6980, MT6980D, MT6983, MT6983T, MT6985, MT6985T, MT6989, MT6989T, MT6990, MT6991, MT8673, MT8676, MT8678, MT8795T, MT8798, MT8863
- CVE-2024-20066 Memory corruption in MT6298, MT6813, MT6815, MT6835, MT6878, MT6879, MT6895, MT6895T, MT6896, MT6897, MT6899, MT6980, MT6980D, MT6983, MT6986, MT6986D, MT6990, MT6991, MT8673, MT8792, MT8798
- CVE-2024-20151 Memory corruption in MT2737, MT2739, MT6789, MT6813, MT6815, MT6835, MT6835T, MT6855, MT6878, MT6878T, MT6879, MT6886, MT6895, MT6895T, MT6896, MT6897, MT6899, MT6980, MT6980D, MT6983, MT6985, MT6986, MT6986D, MT6988, MT6989, MT6990, MT6991, MT8676, MT8678, MT8798, MT8863
- CVE-2024-20131 Memory corruption in MT2737, MT2739, MT6789, MT6813, MT6815, MT6835, MT6835T, MT6855, MT6878, MT6878T, MT6879, MT6886, MT6895, MT6895T, MT6896, MT6897, MT6899, MT6980, MT6980D, MT6983, MT6985, MT6986, MT6986D, MT6988, MT6989, MT6990, MT6991, MT8673, MT8676, MT8795T, MT8798
Sources
Also known as A-332178749, ASB-A-332178749, GHSA-hqvr-h7vg-6665, M-MOLY01270721.