CVE-2021-1980 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

High 7.5 Published 20 Oct 2021 Updated 3 Aug 2024

A buffer over-read in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware allows attackers to disclose sensitive information or cause a denial of service via crafted beacon IE responses.

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

What is CVE-2021-1980?

CVE-2021-1980 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, published on 20 Oct 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Possible buffer over read due to lack of length check while parsing beacon IE response in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-1980?

It affects 219 products.

Products include Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8064au Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware and 213 more.

How do I fix CVE-2021-1980?

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-2021-1980 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-1980 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as 2873394, A-190404330, ASB-A-190404330, GHSA-vf39-wfqh-rcw4.