What is CVE-2020-11166?

CVE-2020-11166 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-03-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-11166?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-11166 known to be exploited?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Qualcomm Apq8009

CVE-2020-11166

Potential out of bound read exception when UE receives unusually large number of padding octets in the beginning of ROHC header in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.009 (55.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

Public proof-of-concept exploits

TinyNiko/android_

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11166?: CVE-2020-11166 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-03-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-11166?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-11166 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.