CVE-2024-20017

high-risk
Published 2024-03-04

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.

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68.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 32% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Affected Vendors

Mediatek Openwrt

References (5)

Vendor Advisory https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/March-2024
Exploit https://blog.coffinsec.com/0day/2024/08/30/exploiting-CVE-2024-20017-four-differ...
Exploit https://blog.sonicwall.com/en-us/2024/09/critical-exploit-in-mediatek-wi-fi-chip...
Vendor Advisory https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/March-2024
Third Party Advisory https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41605680
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high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 19/34 · Moderate
Exposure 9/34 · Low