CVE-2019-14021 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables

High 7.8 Published Updated

Buffer overrun in Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via the diag interface.

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-2019-14021?

CVE-2019-14021 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, published on 16 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Possible buffer overrun when processing EFS filename and payload sent over diag interface due to lack of check for filename length and payload size received in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables in APQ8096AU, APQ8098, MDM9150, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, 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-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14021?

It affects 45 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8098 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware and 39 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14021?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14021 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-2019-14021 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14021 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-83cc-h2c5-hc5w.

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