CVE-2020-3698 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Out-of-bounds write in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via malicious association response frames.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-3698?

CVE-2020-3698 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware, published on 30 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Out of bound write while QoS DSCP mapping due to improper input validation for data received from association response frame in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables in APQ8009, APQ8017, APQ8053, APQ8096AU, APQ8098, MDM9150, MDM9206, MDM9207C, MDM9607, MDM9650, MSM8905, MSM8909W, MSM8917, MSM8920, MSM8937, MSM8940, MSM8953, MSM8996AU, Nicobar, QCA6174A, QCA6574AU, QCA9377, QCA9379, QCM2150, QCN7605, QCS405, QCS605, QM215, SA6155P, Saipan, SC8180X, SDA845, SDM429, SDM429W, SDM439, SDM450, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, SDM845, SDX20, SDX55, SM8150, SM8250, SXR2130

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3698?

It affects 46 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8098 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware and 40 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-3698?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2020-3698 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3698 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as 2569764, A-153345312, ASB-A-153345312, GHSA-rg33-3c9v-cfv6.

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