qualcomm snapdragon CVE-2020-11261 is a vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon
Published on June 9, 2021

Memory corruption due to improper check to return error when user application requests memory allocation of a huge size in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Improper Input Validation Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Memory corruption due to improper check to return error when user application requests memory allocation of a huge size in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by June 1, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2020-11261 can be exploited with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.


Products Associated with CVE-2020-11261

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Affected Versions

Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables Version APQ8009, APQ8009W, APQ8017, APQ8037, APQ8053, APQ8064AU, APQ8096AU, AQT1000, AR8031, AR8035, AR8151, CSRA6620, CSRA6640, CSRB31024, FSM10055, FSM10056, MDM9650, MSM8909W, MSM8917, MSM8920, MSM8937, MSM8940, MSM8953, MSM8996AU, PM215, PM3003A, PM4125, PM439, PM456, PM6125, PM6150, PM6150A, PM6150L, PM6250, PM6350, PM640A, PM640L, PM640P, PM660, PM660A, PM660L, PM670, PM670A, PM670L, PM7150A, PM7150L, PM7250, PM7250B, PM7350C, PM8004, PM8005, PM8008, PM8009, PM8150, PM8150A, PM8150B, PM8150C, PM8150L, PM8250, PM8350, PM8350B, PM8350BH, PM8350BHS, PM8350C, PM855, PM855A, PM855B, PM855L, PM855P, PM8909, PM8916, PM8937, PM8940, PM8953, PM8996, PM8998, PMC1000H, PMD9655, PME605, PMI632, PMI8937, PMI8952, PMI8994, PMI8996, PMI8998, PMK7350, PMK8001, PMK8002, PMK8003, PMK8350, PMM6155AU, PMM8155AU, PMM855AU, PMM8996AU, PMR525, PMR735A, PMR735B, PMW3100, PMX20, PMX24, PMX50, PMX55, QAT3514, QAT3516, QAT3518, QAT3519, QAT3522, QAT3550, QAT3555, QAT5515, QAT5516, QAT5522, QAT5533, QAT5568, QBT1000, QBT15 ...[truncated*] is affected by CVE-2020-11261

Exploit Probability

EPSS
1.14%
Percentile
78.24%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.