# CVE-2019-14071: Security feature bypass in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking > Attackers can bypass access controls by exploiting a compromised reset handler when debug paths are enabled for RAM dumps on Qualcomm Snapdragon devices. - **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** No - **Published:** 5 Mar 2020 - **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** GHSA-527g-rgh6-mp67 ## What is CVE-2019-14071? CVE-2019-14071 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, published on 5 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description Compromised reset handler may bypass access control due to AC config is being reset if debug path is enabled to collect secure or non-secure ram dumps 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, APQ8096, APQ8096AU, IPQ6018, MDM9205, MSM8917, MSM8920, MSM8937, MSM8940, MSM8953, MSM8996, MSM8996AU, MSM8998, Nicobar, QCM2150, QCS404, QCS405, QCS605, QM215, Rennell, SA6155P, SC8180X, SDA660, SDA845, SDM429, SDM439, SDM450, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SDM850, SDX24, SDX55, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SXR1130, SXR2130 ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14071? It affects 43 products. Products: Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8096 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6018 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9205 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8917 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8920 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8937 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8940 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8953 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8996au Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8998 Firmware, Qualcomm Nicobar Firmware, Qualcomm Qcm2150 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs404 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs405 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs605 Firmware, Qualcomm Qm215 Firmware and 23 more. ## How do I fix CVE-2019-14071? No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14071 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. ## Is CVE-2019-14071 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14071 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware - [CVE-2025-21483](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21483/): Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Data Network Stack & Connectivity (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2021-1933](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1933/): Denial of service in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Wearables (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2021-1946](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1946/): Null dereference in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2020-11176](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11176/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile (critical 9.8) - [CVE-2020-11291](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11291/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile (critical 9.8) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2019-14071 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2019-14071 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, published on 5 Mar 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14071 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14071/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14071/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14071 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14071 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-14071 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14071/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.