What is CVE-2020-11216?

CVE-2020-11216 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-01-21.

How severe is CVE-2020-11216?

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

Is CVE-2020-11216 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-2020-11216

Buffer over read can happen in video driver when playing clip with atomsize having value UINT32_MAX in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2021-01-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

TinyNiko/android_

References

www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/december-2020-bulletin (Broken Link)
www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/december-2020-security-bull… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-11216?: CVE-2020-11216 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-01-21.
How severe is CVE-2020-11216?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-11216 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.