Wlan Driver Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
CVE-2024-20138 Published on December 2, 2024
In wlan driver, there is a possible out of bound read due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08998291; Issue ID: MSV-1604.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-20138 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Out-of-bounds Read
The software reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can allow attackers to read sensitive information from other memory locations or cause a crash. A crash can occur when the code reads a variable amount of data and assumes that a sentinel exists to stop the read operation, such as a NUL in a string. The expected sentinel might not be located in the out-of-bounds memory, causing excessive data to be read, leading to a segmentation fault or a buffer overflow. 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 read operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-20138
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Affected Versions
MediaTek, Inc. MT3605, MT6985, MT6989, MT6990, MT7925, MT7927, MT8195, MT8370, MT8390:- Version Android 13.0, 14.0, 15.0 / SDK release 3.3 and before is affected.
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Exploit Probability
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