CVE-2020-11185 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking
Out-of-bounds write in Qualcomm WLAN driver allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via malicious firmware responses.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-11185?
CVE-2020-11185 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking, 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
Out of bound issue in WLAN driver while processing vdev responses from firmware due to lack of validation of data received from firmware in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11185?
It affects 195 products.
Products include Qualcomm Ar9380, Qualcomm Csr8811, Qualcomm Ipq4018, Qualcomm Ipq4019, Qualcomm Ipq4028, Qualcomm Ipq4029 and 189 more.
How do I fix CVE-2020-11185?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-11185 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11185 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as 2658462, A-168050580, ASB-A-168050580, GHSA-68m8-x635-9fjc.