What is CVE-2019-14040?

CVE-2019-14040 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-02-07.

How severe is CVE-2019-14040?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-14040 known to be exploited?

19 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Use After Free in Qualcomm Apq8009

CVE-2019-14040

Using memory after being freed in qsee due to wrong implementation can lead to unexpected behavior such as execution of unknown code in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables in APQ8009, APQ8017, APQ8053, APQ8096AU, APQ8098, MDM9150, MDM9206, MDM9207C, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8905, MSM8909W, MSM8917, MSM8920, MSM8937, MSM8940, MSM8953, MSM8996AU, MSM8998, QCS605, QM215, SDA660, SDA845, SDM429, SDM429W, SDM439, SDM450, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, SDM845, SDX20, SDX24, SM8150, SXR1130

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.005 (40.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

product-security@qualcomm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14040?: CVE-2019-14040 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-02-07.
How severe is CVE-2019-14040?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-14040 known to be exploited?: 19 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.