# CVE-2019-2289: Auth bypass in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

> Lack of integrity checks in the modem allows attackers to bypass NAS authentication on various Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Nov 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-372r-c4r5-j332

## What is CVE-2019-2289?

CVE-2019-2289 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware, published on 21 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Lack of integrity check allows MODEM to accept any NAS messages which can result into authentication bypass of NAS in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables in APQ8009, APQ8017, APQ8053, APQ8096AU, APQ8098, MDM9150, MDM9205, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9615, MDM9625, MDM9635M, MDM9640, MDM9650, MDM9655, MSM8905, MSM8909, MSM8909W, MSM8917, MSM8920, MSM8937, MSM8939, MSM8940, MSM8953, MSM8976, MSM8996AU, MSM8998, Nicobar, QCM2150, QCS605, QM215, SC8180X, SDA660, SDA845, SDM429, SDM439, SDM450, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SDM850, SDX20, SDX24, SDX55, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SM8250, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016, SXR1130, SXR2130

Weakness: CWE-345 (Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-2289?

It affects 55 products.


Products: Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8098 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm915 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9205 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9206 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9615 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9625 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9635m Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9640 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9655 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8905 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8909 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8917 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8920 Firmware and 35 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-2289?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-2289 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-2289 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2289 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware

- [CVE-2021-1905](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1905/): Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use-After-Free (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-11261](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11261/): Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Improper Input Validation (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-1906](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1906/): Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Detection of Error Condition Without Action (medium 6.2, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-40510](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40510/): Buffer copy without checking size of input in Audio. (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-22088](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22088/): Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow in Bluetooth HOST (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-2289 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-2289 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware, published on 21 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-2289 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Apq8009 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-2019-2289/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-2289/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-2289
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2289
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-2289

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-2289/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.