CVE-2020-11253 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

High 7.8 Published 22 Feb 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Arbitrary memory write in Snapdragon video drivers allows attackers to execute code or escalate privileges on affected devices.

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-2020-11253?

CVE-2020-11253 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, published on 22 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Arbitrary memory write issue in video driver while setting the internal buffers in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11253?

It affects 173 products.

Products include Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm3003a Firmware, Qualcomm Pm6150 Firmware, Qualcomm Pm6150a Firmware, Qualcomm Pm6150l Firmware, Qualcomm Pm6350 Firmware and 167 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11253?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11253 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-2020-11253 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11253 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3f92-pgj5-j64j.