Buffer overflow in Qualcomm Ipq4019
CVE-2020-11172
u'fscanf reads a string from a file and stores its contents on a statically allocated stack memory which leads to stack overflow' in Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in IPQ4019, IPQ6018, IPQ8064, IPQ8074, QCA9531, QCA9980
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.007 (49.7th 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)
References
- product-security@qualcomm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
- nvd@nist.gov (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-11172?
- CVE-2020-11172 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Ipq4019, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-11-02.
- How severe is CVE-2020-11172?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.