# CVE-2020-11210: Memory corruption in Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

> Memory corruption in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via improper XPU configuration.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Apr 2021
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ppcx-wvjr-pv5q

## What is CVE-2020-11210?

CVE-2020-11210 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, published on 7 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Possible memory corruption in RPM region due to improper XPU configuration in Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11210?

It affects 67 products.


Products: Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm4125 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm4250 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm6125 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm6150a Firmware, Qualcomm Pm6150l Firmware, Qualcomm Pm6350 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm7250b Firmware, Qualcomm Pm8008 Firmware, Qualcomm Pmd9655 Firmware, Qualcomm Pmi632 Firmware, Qualcomm Pmk8003 Firmware, Qualcomm Qat3519 Firmware, Qualcomm Qat3522 Firmware, Qualcomm Qat3555 Firmware, Qualcomm Qat5515 Firmware, Qualcomm Qat5516 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6390 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca9984 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcm2290 Firmware and 47 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-11210?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11210 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-11210 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11210 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware

- [CVE-2023-33106](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33106/): Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use of Out-of-Range Pointer Offset (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-45569](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45569/): Improper Validation of Array Index in WLAN Host Communication (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-21473](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21473/): Improper Input Validation in WIN SON (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-28582](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28582/): Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input in Data Modem (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-43552](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43552/): Use After Free in WLAN Host Communication (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-11210 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-11210 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, published on 7 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11210 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11210/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11210/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-11210
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11210
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-11210

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