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CVE-2024-20053

This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed.

HIGH 8.4EPSS 0.09%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.09%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In flashc, there is a possible out of bounds write due to an uncaught exception. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS08541757; Issue ID: ALPS08541764.

CVSS 3.1
8.4 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.09% probability · 1th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
linuxfoundation/yocto · rdkcentral/rdk-b · google/android · openwrt/openwrt
Source
security@mediatek.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.