What is CVE-2020-11207?

CVE-2020-11207 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8052, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-11-12.

How severe is CVE-2020-11207?

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

Is CVE-2020-11207 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Qualcomm Apq8052

CVE-2020-11207

Buffer overflow in LibFastCV library due to improper size checks with respect to buffer length' in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile in APQ8052, APQ8056, APQ8076, APQ8096, APQ8096SG, APQ8098, MDM9655, MSM8952, MSM8956, MSM8976, MSM8976SG, MSM8996, MSM8996SG, MSM8998, QCM4290, QCM6125, QCS410, QCS4290, QCS610, QCS6125, QSM8250, SA6145P, SA6150P, SA6155, SA6155P, SA8150P, SA8155, SA8155P, SA8195P, SC7180, SDA640, SDA660, SDA845, SDA855, SDM640, SDM660, SDM830, SDM845, SDM850, SDX50M, SDX55, SDX55M, SM4250, SM4250P, SM6115, SM6115P, SM6125, SM6150, SM6150P, SM6250, SM6250P, SM6350, SM7125, SM7150, SM7150P, SM7225, SM7250, SM7250P, SM8150, SM8150P, SM8250, SXR2130, SXR2130P

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2020-11-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (72.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2020-11207

References

blog.checkpoint.com/2020/08/06/achilles-small-chip-big-peril/ (Third Party Advisory)
www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/november-2020-bulletin (Vendor Advisory)
research.checkpoint.com/2021/pwn2own-qualcomm-dsp/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11207?: CVE-2020-11207 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8052, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-11-12.
How severe is CVE-2020-11207?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-11207 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.