CVE-2019-10589 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking
A buffer overflow in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via crafted GP command responses.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-10589?
CVE-2019-10589 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, published on 16 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Lack of length check of response buffer can lead to buffer over-flow while GP command response buffer handling in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in APQ8017, APQ8053, APQ8098, MDM9206, MDM9607, MSM8917, MSM8920, MSM8937, MSM8940, MSM8953, MSM8998, QM215, SDA660, SDM429, SDM439, SDM450, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10589?
It affects 20 products.
Products include Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8098 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8917 Firmware and 14 more.
How do I fix CVE-2019-10589?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10589 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-10589 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10589 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware
- CVE-2025-21483 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Data Network Stack & Connectivity
- CVE-2021-1933 Denial of service in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Wearables
- CVE-2021-1946 Null dereference in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile
- CVE-2020-11176 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile
- CVE-2020-11291 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4vvr-9gf5-xjc4.