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Critical Exploit in MediaTek Wi-Fi Chipsets: Zero-Click Vulnerability


A detailed breakdown of Microsoft's Security Bulletin Coverage for June 2024.

CVE-2024-20017 is a critical zero-click vulnerability with a CVSS 3.0 score of 9.8, impacting MediaTek Wi-Fi chipsets MT7622/MT7915 and RTxxxx SoftAP driver bundles used in products from various manufacturers, including Ubiquiti, Xiaomi and Netgear. Ultimately, the vulnerability is a buffer overflow as a result of a length value taken directly from attacker-controlled packet data without bounds checking and placed into a memory copy. Due to the availability of the exploit code, it is highly recommended that users upgrade to the latest version of the firmware for their respective chipset.

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