CVE-2020-11145 Denial of service in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

High 7.5 Published 21 Jan 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

A divide by zero error in Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to cause a denial of service via improper validation of extension headers.

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-2020-11145?

CVE-2020-11145 is a high-severity denial of service 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

Divide by zero issue can happen while updating delta extension header due to improper validation of master SN and extension header SN in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Weakness: CWE-369

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11145?

It affects 413 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8009, Qualcomm Apq8009w, Qualcomm Apq8017, Qualcomm Apq8037, Qualcomm Apq8053, Qualcomm Apq8084 and 407 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11145?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11145 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2020-11145 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11145 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-vwgp-xcmc-qhw2.