Windows WLAN Service OOB Write Allows Local Escalation
CVE-2024-20073 Published on June 3, 2024
In wlan service, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: WCNCR00367704; Issue ID: MSV-1411.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-20073 can be exploited with network access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?
The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
CVE-2024-20073 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-20073
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Affected Versions
MediaTek, Inc. MT6890, MT7622:- Version SDK version 5.0.5.0 and before / OpenWRT 19.07, 21.02 is affected.
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- Version 19.07.0 is affected.
- Version 21.02 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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