What is CVE-2020-11140?

CVE-2020-11140 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8017, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-01-21.

How severe is CVE-2020-11140?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-11140 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Qualcomm Apq8017

CVE-2020-11140

Out of bound memory access during music playback with ALAC modified content due to improper validation in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Sna…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.011 (59.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

TinyNiko/android_

References

product-security@qualcomm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
nvd@nist.gov (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11140?: CVE-2020-11140 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8017, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-01-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-11140?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-11140 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.