THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2024-20017
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2024-20017

Software Development Kit vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
46.3%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
In wlan service, there is a possible out of bounds write due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation Patch ID: WCNCR00350938; Issue ID: MSV-1132.
Affected vendor
Mediatek
Affected product
Software Development Kit
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write
Published
2024-03-04

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 46.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2024-20017

  • Confirm whether Mediatek Software Development Kit is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2024-20017.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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