
Cloud Vulnerability DB
A community-led vulnerabilities database
CVE-2023-32847 is a high-severity vulnerability discovered in MediaTek's audio component affecting various smartphone and tablet chipsets. The vulnerability was disclosed in December 2023 and involves an out-of-bounds write condition due to a missing bounds check. The issue affects multiple MediaTek chipsets running Android versions 12.0 and 13.0 (MediaTek Bulletin).
The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH). The vulnerability exists in the audio component and occurs due to insufficient bounds checking. The technical assessment indicates that the vulnerability requires local access and user interaction for exploitation (NVD).
If exploited, this vulnerability could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. The successful exploitation requires user interaction, potentially allowing an attacker to gain elevated privileges on affected devices (MediaTek Bulletin).
MediaTek has addressed this vulnerability and notified device OEMs of the security patches at least two months before publication. The fix has been distributed to affected device manufacturers for implementation. Users should ensure their devices are updated with the latest security patches (MediaTek Bulletin).
Source: This report was generated using AI
Free Vulnerability Assessment
Evaluate your cloud security practices across 9 security domains to benchmark your risk level and identify gaps in your defenses.
Get a personalized demo
"Best User Experience I have ever seen, provides full visibility to cloud workloads."
"Wiz provides a single pane of glass to see what is going on in our cloud environments."
"We know that if Wiz identifies something as critical, it actually is."