What is CVE-2021-1961?

CVE-2021-1961 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2021-1961?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-1961 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Qualcomm Apq8009

CVE-2021-1961

Possible buffer overflow due to lack of offset length check while updating the buffer value in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (31.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1961?: CVE-2021-1961 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2021-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2021-1961?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-1961 known to be exploited?: 31 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.