CVE-2020-11176 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile

Critical 9.8 Published 9 Jun 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Heap overflow in IPSec certificate validation allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges on Qualcomm Snapdragon devices.

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-2020-11176?

CVE-2020-11176 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, published on 9 Jun 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

While processing server certificate from IPSec server, certificate validation for subject alternative name API can cause heap overflow which can lead to memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11176?

It affects 99 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Csrb31024 Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8917 Firmware and 93 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11176?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11176 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-2020-11176 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11176 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p75q-98c9-c3h5.