Using non-time-constant functions like memcmp to compare sensitive data can lead to information leakage through timing side channel issue.
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.18% (FIRST EPSS).
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Using non-time-constant functions like memcmp to compare sensitive data can lead to information leakage through timing side channel issue. in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in APQ8009, APQ8017, APQ8053, APQ8096, APQ8096AU, APQ8098, Kamorta, MDM9150, MDM9205, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, MSM8909, MSM8909W, MSM8917, MSM8920, MSM8937, MSM8940, MSM8953, MSM8996, MSM8996AU, MSM8998, Nicobar, QCM2150, QCS404, QCS405, QCS605, QM215, Rennell, SA415M, SA6155P, SC7180, SC8180X, SDA660, SDA845, SDM429, SDM429W, SDM439, SDM450, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SDM850, SDX24, SDX55, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SXR1130, SXR2130
- Published
- Jun 2, 2020
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 7th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-203
Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
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- No public exploit code on record
- No fixed version yet
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What does it mean in your environment?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| qualcomm | msm8996 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:msm8996 |
| qualcomm | apq8009 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8009_firmware |
| qualcomm | apq8009 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:apq8009 |
| qualcomm | apq8017 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8017_firmware |
| qualcomm | apq8017 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:apq8017 |
| qualcomm | apq8053 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8053_firmware |
| qualcomm | apq8053 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:apq8053 |
| qualcomm | apq8096 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8096_firmware |
| qualcomm | apq8096 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:apq8096 |
| qualcomm | apq8096au firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8096au_firmware |
| qualcomm | apq8096au | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:apq8096au |
| qualcomm | apq8098 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8098_firmware |
and 96 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- qualcomm apq8009 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm apq8017 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm apq8053 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm apq8096 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm apq8096au firmwareall versions
- qualcomm apq8098 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm kamorta firmwareall versions
- qualcomm mdm9150 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm mdm9205 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm mdm9206 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm mdm9607 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm mdm9650 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm msm8909 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm msm8909w firmwareall versions
- qualcomm msm8917 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm msm8920 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm msm8937 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm msm8940 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm msm8953 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm msm8996 firmwareall versions
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (qualcomm). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Sna
- APQ8009, APQ8017, APQ8053, APQ8096, APQ8096AU, APQ8098, Kamorta, MDM9150, MDM9205, MDM9206, MDM9607, MDM9650, MSM8909, MSM8909W, MSM8917, MSM8920, MSM8937, MSM8940, MSM8953, MSM8996, MSM8996AU, MSM899affected
Same product
qualcomm: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2021-1905Possible use after free due to improper handling of memory mapping of multiple processes simultaneously.KEV61This week
- CVE-2021-1906Improper handling of address deregistration on failure can lead to new GPU address allocation failure.KEV52Plan
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2019-14038Jun 2, 2020 · Buffer over-read in ADSP parse function due to lack of check for availability of sufficient data payload received in command response in Sna28Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2019-14053Jun 2, 2020 · When attempting to create a new XFRM policy, a stack out-of-bounds read will occur if the user provides a template where the mode is set to 28Monitor
- Later →CVE-2019-14077Jun 2, 2020 · Out of bound memory access while processing ese transmit command due to passing Response buffer received from user in Snapdragon Auto, Snapd31Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-203 · Observable DiscrepancyCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.