Security Resilience

CVE-2024-20149

Mediatek Lr12

Published
06 January 2025
Modified
12 January 2026
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0075 54th percentile
Risk Priority 61 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2024-20149 is a high-severity Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input (CWE-1284) vulnerability in Mediatek Lr12. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique OS Credential Dumping (T1003); ranked in the top 46% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2024-20149 is a vulnerability in the Modem component stemming from improper input validation (CWE-1284), which can trigger a system crash. It affects MediaTek products, as detailed in their product security bulletin.

The vulnerability enables a remote denial-of-service attack, exploitable by any unauthenticated attacker over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation results in high-impact availability disruption (A:H) without affecting confidentiality or integrity, earning a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

MediaTek advisories recommend applying patches MOLY01231341, MOLY01263331, or MOLY01233835 to mitigate the issue (tracked as MSV-2165). Full details are available in the January 2025 product security bulletin at https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/January-2025.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

In Modem, there is a possible system crash due to improper input validation. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY01231341 / MOLY01263331 /…

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MOLY01233835; Issue ID: MSV-2165.

CWE(s)
CWE-1284

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1003 OS Credential Dumping Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to dump credentials to obtain account login and credential material, normally in the form of a hash or a clear text password.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.001 LSASS Memory Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access credential material stored in the process memory of the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS).
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.002 Security Account Manager Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to extract credential material from the Security Account Manager (SAM) database either through in-memory techniques or through the Windows Registry where the SAM database is stored.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.003 NTDS Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access or create a copy of the Active Directory domain database in order to steal credential information, as well as obtain other information about domain members such as devices, users, and access rights.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.004 LSA Secrets Credential Access
Adversaries with SYSTEM access to a host may attempt to access Local Security Authority (LSA) secrets, which can contain a variety of different credential materials, such as credentials for service accounts.
attack.mitre.org →
T1006 Direct Volume Access Stealth
Adversaries may directly access a volume to bypass file access controls and file system monitoring.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2024-20150Same product: Mediatek Lr13
CVE-2026-20434Same product: Mediatek Lr13
CVE-2025-20726Same product: Mediatek Mt2735
CVE-2025-20727Same product: Mediatek Mt2735
CVE-2024-20154Same product: Mediatek Lr13
CVE-2025-20647Same product: Mediatek Mt2735
CVE-2025-20667Same product: Mediatek Lr13
CVE-2025-20678Same product: Mediatek Lr13
CVE-2025-20725Same product: Mediatek Mt2735
CVE-2025-20708Same product: Mediatek Mt2735

Affected Assets

mediatek
lr12
all versions
mediatek
lr13
all versions
mediatek
nr15
all versions
mediatek
nr16
all versions
mediatek
nr17.r1
all versions
mediatek
nr17.r2
all versions

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V6.7.2
  • V1.4.2
  • V2.2.1
  • V2.2.2

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match

SI-10 requires validity checks on information inputs, directly stopping acceptance of malformed quantities before they can be used.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 partial match
blocks

Secure SDLC practices directly require proper quantity/length validation in input handling.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.5.14 Information transfer partial match
removes
A.5.15 Access control partial match
removes
A.5.16 Identity management partial match
removes
A.5.17 Authentication information partial match
removes
A.5.18 Access rights partial match
removes
A.8.10 Information deletion partial match
removes

References