Microsoft PowerShell OOB Write LPE CVE-2024-20098
CVE-2024-20098 Published on October 7, 2024
In power, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08996886; Issue ID: MSV-1626.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-20098 is exploitable with local system access, and requires user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low 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-2024-20098 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-20098
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Affected Versions
MediaTek, Inc. MT6768, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6833, MT6853, MT6873, MT6877, MT6885, MT6893, MT8188, MT8532, MT8675, MT8766, MT8768, MT8781, MT8786, MT8788:- Version Android 12.0, 15.0 / Yocto 4.0 is affected.
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Exploit Probability
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