CVE-2019-14020 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables

Critical 9.1 Published 16 Apr 2020 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Attacker can trigger memory overflows in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware via crafted network messages, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.

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-2019-14020?

CVE-2019-14020 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8053 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

Multiple Read overflows issue due to improper length check while decoding dedicated_eps_bearer_req/ act_def_context_req/ cs_serv_notification/ emm_info/ guti_realloc_cmd in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables in APQ8053, APQ8076, APQ8096, APQ8096AU, APQ8098, MDM9150, MDM9205, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9615, MDM9625, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9645, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8905, MSM8909, MSM8909W, MSM8917, MSM8920, MSM8937, MSM8940, MSM8953, MSM8996AU, MSM8998, Nicobar, QCM2150, QCS605, QM215, Rennell, SC7180, SC8180X, SDA660, SDA845, SDM429, SDM429W, SDM439, SDM450, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SDM850, SDX20, SDX24, SDX55, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SXR1130

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14020?

It affects 54 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8076 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8096 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8098 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware and 48 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14020?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14020 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-2019-14020 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14020 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4xwg-h49w-4q68.