# CVE-2021-1973: Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

> An arbitrary write vulnerability in Qualcomm Snapdragon modem firmware allows attackers to execute code or escalate privileges via FTM Diag commands.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Nov 2021
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xmjg-qqpf-gpff

## What is CVE-2021-1973?

CVE-2021-1973 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware, published on 12 Nov 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A FTM Diag command can allow an arbitrary write into modem OS space in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1973?

It affects 197 products.


Products: Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8009w Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8037 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8064au Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar6003 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Csr6030 Firmware, Qualcomm Csrb31024 Firmware, Qualcomm Fsm10055 Firmware, Qualcomm Fsm10056 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm8207 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm8215 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm8215m Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm8615m Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9150 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9205 Firmware and 177 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2021-1973?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-1973 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2021-1973 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1973 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware

- [CVE-2021-1905](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1905/): Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use-After-Free (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-11261](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11261/): Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Improper Input Validation (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-1906](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1906/): Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Detection of Error Condition Without Action (medium 6.2, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-40510](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40510/): Buffer copy without checking size of input in Audio. (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-22088](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22088/): Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow in Bluetooth HOST (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2021-1973 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2021-1973 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware, published on 12 Nov 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-2021-1973 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Apq8009 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-2021-1973/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1973/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-1973
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1973
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1973

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1973/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.