CVE-2020-11140 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Out-of-bounds memory access in Snapdragon chipsets during ALAC music playback allows attackers to execute code or cause 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-2020-11140?

CVE-2020-11140 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking, published on 21 Jan 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Out of bound memory access during music playback with ALAC modified content due to improper validation in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11140?

It affects 449 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8017, Qualcomm Apq8037, Qualcomm Apq8052, Qualcomm Apq8053, Qualcomm Apq8056, Qualcomm Apq8062 and 443 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11140?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11140 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-2020-11140 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11140 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h42w-vj6w-2rvp.

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