CVE-2020-11144 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Critical 9.1 Published 21 Jan 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

A buffer over-read in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to cause denial of service or disclose information via malformed ROHC packets.

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-2020-11144?

CVE-2020-11144 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, published on 21 Jan 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer over-read while UE process invalid DL ROHC packet for decompression due to lack of check of size of compresses packet in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11144?

It affects 414 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8009, Qualcomm Apq8009w, Qualcomm Apq8017, Qualcomm Apq8037, Qualcomm Apq8053, Qualcomm Apq8084 and 408 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11144?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11144 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-2020-11144 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11144 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m48x-rc7v-3542.