Classic buffer overflow vulnerability while playing the specific video whose Decode picture buffer size is more than 16 in Snapdragon Auto,
Classic buffer overflow vulnerability while playing the specific video whose Decode picture buffer size is more than 16 in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables in MDM9650, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, QCS605, Qualcomm 215, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 439 / SD 429, SD 450, SD 625, SD 632, SD 636, SD 665, SD 675, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 820, SD 820A, SD 835, SD 845 / SD 850, SD 855, SD 8CX, SDA660, SDM439, SDM630, SDM660, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016, SXR1130
- Published
- Sep 30, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.2% · 67th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-120
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Report tools
Action score
39
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 1.2%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| qualcomm | mdm9650 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9650_firmware |
| qualcomm | mdm9650 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:mdm9650 |
| qualcomm | msm8909w firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8909w_firmware |
| qualcomm | msm8909w | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:msm8909w |
| qualcomm | msm8996au firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8996au_firmware |
| qualcomm | msm8996au | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:msm8996au |
| qualcomm | qcs605 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs605_firmware |
| qualcomm | qcs605 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qcs605 |
| qualcomm | qualcomm 215 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qualcomm_215_firmware |
| qualcomm | qualcomm 215 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qualcomm_215 |
| qualcomm | sd 210 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_210_firmware |
| qualcomm | sd 210 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sd_210 |
and 60 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- qualcomm mdm9650 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm msm8909w firmwareall versions
- qualcomm msm8996au firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qcs605 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qualcomm 215 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sd 205 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sd 210 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sd 212 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sd 425 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sd 427 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sd 429 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sd 430 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sd 435 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sd 439 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sd 450 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sd 625 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sd 632 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sd 636 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sd 665 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sd 670 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 Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables
- MDM9650, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, QCS605, Qualcomm 215, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 439 / SD 429, SD 450, SD 625, SD 632, SD 636, SD 665, SD 675, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD affected
Same product
qualcomm: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2019-2256An unprivileged user can craft a bitstream such that the payload encoded in the bitstream gains code execution in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdrago39Monitor
- CVE-2016-10461In Android before 2018-04-05 or earlier security patch level on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile MDM9650, SD 650/52, SD 808, SD 810, SD 820, and S39Monitor
- CVE-2018-3589In Android before security patch level 2018-04-05 on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile MDM9650, MDM9655, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, the vswr capture s39Monitor
- CVE-2017-18142In Android before security patch level 2018-04-05 on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile MDM9650, MDM9655, SD 835, SD 845, SD 850, while processing t39Monitor
- CVE-2017-18135In Android before security patch level 2018-04-05 on Qualcomm Snapdragon Mobile MDM9650, MDM9655, SD 450, SD 625, SD 650/52, SD 835, SD 845,39Monitor
- CVE-2018-11932Improper input validation can lead RW access to secure subsystem from HLOS in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, 36Monitor
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
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Root cause
When data is copied, the source length is not compared with the size of the destination buffer. Excess data overwrites adjacent memory.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-120 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
char buf[256];memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);Fixed
char buf[256];if (pkt->len > sizeof(buf)) { return -EINVAL;}memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);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)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Variables and TagsCAPEC-46likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpChange 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.