CVE-2025-20683
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Publication date: 2025-07-08
Last updated on: 2025-07-09
Assigner: MediaTek, Inc.
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| mediatek | software_development_kit | to 7.6.7.2 (inc) |
| openwrt | openwrt | 19.07.0 |
| openwrt | openwrt | 21.02.0 |
| mediatek | mt6890 | * |
| mediatek | mt7615 | * |
| mediatek | mt7622 | * |
| mediatek | mt7663 | * |
| mediatek | mt7915 | * |
| mediatek | mt7916 | * |
| mediatek | mt7981 | * |
| mediatek | mt7986 | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-787 | The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. |
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AI Powered Q&A
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can lead to local escalation of privilege, meaning an attacker who already has user-level access could gain higher privileges on the affected system, potentially compromising system security.
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is an out of bounds write in the wlan AP driver caused by an incorrect bounds check. It allows an attacker with user execution privileges to escalate their privileges locally without needing any user interaction.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
Apply the patch identified as WCNCR00416938 provided by the vendor to fix the out of bounds write issue in the wlan AP driver. Since user interaction is not needed for exploitation, promptly updating the affected driver is critical to mitigate the vulnerability.