CVE-2023-20685 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In vdec, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07608575; Issue ID: ALPS07608575.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00025.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Google	Android
Mediatek	Mt6789 Mt6855 Mt6879 Mt6895 Mt6983 Mt8673 Mt8781 Mt8795t Mt8798 Mt8891

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:12.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:google:android:13.0:::::::*

OR	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6789:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6855:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6879:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6895:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt6983:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8673:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8781:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8795t:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8798:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:mediatek:mt8891:-:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-24864	In vdec, there is a possible use after free due to a race condition. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07608575; Issue ID: ALPS07608575.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/April-2023

History

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: MediaTek

Published: 2023-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-02-12T15:31:24.988Z

Reserved: 2022-10-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-20685

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T09:14:40.458Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-04-06T18:15:09.663

Modified: 2025-02-12T16:15:36.130

Link: CVE-2023-20685

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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