What is CVE-2021-1972?

CVE-2021-1972 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-09-08.

How severe is CVE-2021-1972?

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

Buffer overflow in Qualcomm Apq8009

CVE-2021-1972

Possible buffer overflow due to improper validation of device types during P2P search in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.008 (51.2th 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)

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

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-1972?: CVE-2021-1972 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-09-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-1972?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.