CVE-2020-3653 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity

Critical 9.1 Published Updated

A buffer over-read in the Windows WLAN driver allows attackers to cause denial of service or disclose sensitive information via crafted user-space input.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-3653?

CVE-2020-3653 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Msm8998 Firmware, published on 16 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Possible buffer over-read in windows wlan driver function due to lack of check of length of variable received from userspace in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity in MSM8998, QCA6390, SC7180, SC8180X, SDM850

Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3653?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Qualcomm Msm8998 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6390 Firmware, Qualcomm Sc7180 Firmware, Qualcomm Sc8180x Firmware, Qualcomm Sdm850 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-3653?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3653 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-2020-3653 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3653 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Msm8998 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x9pc-2xp2-2gh9.

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