Medium severity · published Aug 7, 2023
CVE-2023-20802
In imgsys, there is a possible memory corruption due to improper input validation
6.5
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In imgsys, there is a possible memory corruption due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07420968; Issue ID: ALPS07420976.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Android · Google
12.0; 13.0 · source: NVD
YO
Yocto · Linuxfoundation
4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-20802
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20802
Vendor Advisory
https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/August-2023
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