Check Point Advisories

MediaTek Multiple Products Buffer Overflow (CVE-2024-20017)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2024-0936
Date Published:	14 Oct 2024
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Monday 14 October, 2024
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2024-20017
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80
Who is Vulnerable?	MediaTek MT7622 Chipset SDK up to 7.4.0.1 MediaTek MT7915 Chipset SDK up to 7.4.0.1 MediaTek MT6890 Chipset OpenWrt 19.07 and 21.02 MediaTek MT7986 Chipset SDK version up to 7.6.7.0 MediaTek MT7916 Chipset SDK version up to 7.6.7.0 MediaTek MT7981 Chipset SDK version up to 7.6.7.0
Vulnerability Description	A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in multiple MediaTek products. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the MediaTek Multiple Products Buffer Overflow (CVE-2024-20017) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: MediaTek Multiple Products Buffer Overflow (CVE-2024-20017)