CVE-2020-11182 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

Critical 9.8 Published 9 Jun 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Heap overflow in Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via crafted NAL 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-2020-11182?

CVE-2020-11182 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Aqt1000 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

Possible heap overflow while parsing NAL header due to lack of check of length of data received from user in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11182?

It affects 268 products.

Products include Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm3003a Firmware, Qualcomm Pm4125 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm456 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm6125 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm6150 Firmware and 262 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11182?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11182 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-2020-11182 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11182 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qx4x-4grx-47v5.