Memory Corruption in Modem Firmware Enables Remote DoS via Rogue Base Station
CVE-2025-20644 Published on March 3, 2025

In Modem, there is a possible memory corruption due to incorrect error handling. This could lead to remote denial of service, if a UE has connected to a rogue base station controlled by the attacker, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01525673; Issue ID: MSV-2747.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

Attack Vector:
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
NONE
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input

The product receives input that is expected to be well-formed - i.e., to comply with a certain syntax - but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input complies with the syntax.


Products Associated with CVE-2025-20644

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Google Android
 
MediaTek Nr15
 
MediaTek Nr16
 
MediaTek Mt6989
 

Affected Versions

MediaTek, Inc. MT2735, MT2737, MT6833, MT6833P, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6855, MT6855T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6875T, MT6877, MT6877T, MT6877TT, MT6879, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6886, MT6889, MT6890, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6895TT, MT6896, MT6980, MT6980D, MT6983, MT6983T, MT6985, MT6985T, MT6989, MT6989T, MT6990, MT8673, MT8791T, MT8795T, MT8798 Version Modem NR15, NR16 is affected by CVE-2025-20644

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.11%
Percentile
28.58%

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