CVE-2020-11163 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

Critical 9.8 Published 22 Feb 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

A buffer overflow in Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via malicious IKEv2 parameters.

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-2020-11163?

CVE-2020-11163 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, published on 22 Feb 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Possible buffer overflow while updating ikev2 parameters due to lack of check of input validation for certain parameters received from the ePDG server in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

Weakness: CWE-129

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11163?

It affects 250 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Csrb31024 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8917 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm215 Firmware and 244 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11163?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11163 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-2020-11163 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11163 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-rm5h-9pmf-vrf7.