CVE-2020-11183 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Medium 6.7 Published 21 Jan 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

A buffer overflow in the display service allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges on Qualcomm Snapdragon devices.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-11183?

CVE-2020-11183 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, published on 21 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A process can potentially cause a buffer overflow in the display service allowing privilege escalation by executing code as that service in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11183?

It affects 151 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8009, Qualcomm Apq8009w, Qualcomm Apq8017, Qualcomm Apq8037, Qualcomm Apq8053, Qualcomm Apq8096au and 145 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11183?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11183 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-2020-11183 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11183 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-35p6-jj8w-qmx6.