CVE-2020-3693 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

High 7.8 Published Updated

An out-of-bounds pointer issue in qseecom allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges on affected Qualcomm Snapdragon 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-2020-3693?

CVE-2020-3693 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware, published on 2 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

u'Use out of range pointer issue can occur due to incorrect buffer range check during the execution of qseecom.' in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables in APQ8009, APQ8017, APQ8053, APQ8098, Bitra, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, Nicobar, QCM2150, QCS605, Saipan, SDM429W, SDX20, SM6150, SM8150, SM8250, SXR2130

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3693?

It affects 17 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8098 Firmware, Qualcomm Bitra Firmware, Qualcomm Msm8909w Firmware and 11 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-3693?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3693 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-2020-3693 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3693 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mxx7-46g9-wqp8.

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