What is CVE-2020-11170?

CVE-2020-11170 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-02-22.

How severe is CVE-2020-11170?

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

Is CVE-2020-11170 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Qualcomm Apq8009

CVE-2020-11170

Out of bound memory access while playing music playbacks with crafted vorbis content due to improper checks in header extraction in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industria…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.008 (52.0th 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-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

TinyNiko/android_

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11170?: CVE-2020-11170 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-02-22.
How severe is CVE-2020-11170?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-11170 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.