What is CVE-2021-1916?

CVE-2021-1916 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-09-08.

How severe is CVE-2021-1916?

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

Buffer overflow in Qualcomm Apq8009

CVE-2021-1916

Possible buffer underflow due to lack of check for negative indices values when processing user provided input in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.008 (50.8th 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

Qualcomm Apq8009
Qualcomm Apq8009_firmware
Qualcomm Apq8009w
Qualcomm Apq8009w_firmware
Qualcomm Apq8017
Qualcomm Apq8017_firmware
Qualcomm Apq8037
Qualcomm Apq8037_firmware
Qualcomm Apq8053
Qualcomm Apq8053_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1916?: CVE-2021-1916 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-1916?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.