What is CVE-2023-20616?

CVE-2023-20616 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-02-06.

How severe is CVE-2023-20616?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2023-20616

In ion, there is a possible out of bounds read due to type confusion. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07560720; Issue ID: ALPS07560720.

EPSS: 0.001 (1.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 11.0, 12.0
Mediatek Mt6580
Mediatek Mt6735
Mediatek Mt6737
Mediatek Mt6739
Mediatek Mt6753
Mediatek Mt6757
Mediatek Mt6757c
Mediatek Mt6757cd
Mediatek Mt6757ch

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-843 — Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion)

References

security@mediatek.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-20616?: CVE-2023-20616 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2023-02-06.
How severe is CVE-2023-20616?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.