CVE-2019-10596 Missing authorization in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking
Improper access control allows signed processes to guess PIDs and access other processes' address space, potentially leading to data exposure or privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-10596?
CVE-2019-10596 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Qualcomm Nicobar Firmware, published on 8 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
u'Improper access control can lead signed process to guess pid of other processes and access their address space' in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in Bitra, Nicobar, QCS605, QCS610, Rennell, SA6155P, Saipan, SC7180, SC8180X, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SDM850, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SM8250, SXR1130, SXR2130
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10596?
It affects 19 products.
Products include Qualcomm Bitra Firmware, Qualcomm Nicobar Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs605 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs610 Firmware, Qualcomm Rennell Firmware, Qualcomm Sa6155p Firmware and 13 more.
How do I fix CVE-2019-10596?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-10596 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2019-10596 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10596 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Nicobar Firmware
- CVE-2020-3694 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music
- CVE-2020-11129 Use after free in Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Mobile
- CVE-2019-10629 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking
- CVE-2019-13992 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking
- CVE-2019-14117 Use after free in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pr8c-jqc3-9gww.