CVE-2024-20094
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn Modem, there is a possible system crash due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: MOLY00843282; Issue ID: MSV-1535.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA missing bounds check in the Modem component allows remote attackers to cause a system crash, resulting in denial of service. The vulnerability requires no authentication or user interaction to exploit.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Mediatek Nr15 modem presenceQuery the system or device inventory to determine if a Mediatek Nr15 modem component is installed. This may be found in hardware specifications, device management interfaces, or system logs mentioning 'Nr15' or 'Mediatek' modem.Affected if The device contains a Mediatek Nr15 modem component.
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Locate modem firmware versionAccess the modem firmware information through AT commands (such as 'AT+CGMR' or vendor-specific commands), modem management interface, or system firmware/boot logs. Compare the firmware version against the patch level.Affected if The modem firmware is present and running on Mediatek Nr15 (all versions are affected per the CVE).
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Verify remote network exposureReview network configuration, firewall rules, and access control lists to determine if the modem interface (typically cellular radio, WWAN, or modem management ports) is directly accessible from untrusted networks or the internet.Affected if The modem interface has direct network exposure without proper network segmentation or access controls.
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Check for modem crash logsReview system logs, modem diagnostics, or crash dump files for evidence of unexpected modem restarts, assertion failures, or segmentation faults. Look for patterns indicating exploitation attempts.Affected if Recent modem crash events or abnormal restart patterns are present in logs.
A user is affected if their device or system incorporates a Mediatek Nr15 modem component, regardless of firmware version, and the modem interface is network-accessible to remote attackers.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor patch (MOLY00843282) to update the modem firmware. If no patch is available, consider network segmentation to limit modem exposure and implement monitoring for abnormal modem behavior.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-20094 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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