CVE-2020-11209 Missing authorization in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Improper authorization in the DSP process allows unauthorized users to downgrade library versions on various Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-11209?

CVE-2020-11209 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Qualcomm Qcs603 Firmware, published on 12 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper authorization in DSP process could allow unauthorized users to downgrade the library versions in SD820, SD821, SD820, QCS603, QCS605, SDA855, SA6155P, SA6145P, SA6155, SA6155P, SD855, SD 675, SD660, SD429, SD439

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11209?

It affects 13 products.

Products include Qualcomm Qcs603 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcs605 Firmware, Qualcomm Sa6145p Firmware, Qualcomm Sa6155 Firmware, Qualcomm Sa6155p Firmware, Qualcomm Sd429 Firmware and 7 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11209?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11209 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2020-11209 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11209 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Qcs603 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9q9w-f94c-rxwx.

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