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CVE-2020-11222: Buffer over read while processing MT SMS with maximum length due to improper length check in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 36/100)

  • 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: 0.91% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 60.1% of all records.
  • 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.
  • 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

Buffer over read while processing MT SMS with maximum length due to improper length check in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile

CriticalCVSS 9.1 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Mar 17, 2021
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.9% · 60th percentile

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Action score

36

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
36 / 40 · 9.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.9%

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Affected systems

Is your version affected?

Pick the product and type the version you run. It's compared with this record's version ranges in your browser; the version isn't sent anywhere.

VendorProduct
qualcommapq8017 firmware
qualcommapq8017
qualcommapq8053 firmware
qualcommapq8053
qualcommaqt1000 firmware
qualcommaqt1000
qualcommar8035 firmware
qualcommar8035
qualcommcsrb31024 firmware
qualcommcsrb31024
qualcommfsm10055 firmware
qualcommfsm10055

and 188 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • qualcomm apq8017 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm apq8053 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm aqt1000 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm ar8035 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm csrb31024 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm fsm10055 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm msm8917 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm msm8920 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm msm8940 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm msm8953 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm pm3003a firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm pm4125 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm pm4250 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm pm456 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm pm6125 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm pm6150 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm pm6150a firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm pm6150l firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm pm6250 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm pm640a 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

    • APQ8017, APQ8053, AQT1000, AR8035, CSRB31024, MSM8917, MSM8920, MSM8940, MSM8953, MSM8976, MSM8976SG, PM3003A, PM4125, PM4250, PM456, PM6125, PM6150, PM6150A, PM6150L, PM6250, PM640A, PM640L, PM640P, affected

Same product

qualcomm: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2025-21483Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Data Network Stack & Connectivity
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2022-25686Memory corruption in video module due to buffer overflow while processing WAV file in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connec
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2022-25657Memory corruption due to buffer overflow occurs while processing invalid MKV clip which has invalid seek header in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdrag
    39Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2020-11163Feb 22, 2021 · Possible buffer overflow while updating ikev2 parameters due to lack of check of input validation for certain parameters received from the e
    39Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2020-11218Mar 17, 2021 · Denial of service in baseband when NW configures LTE betaOffset-RI-Index due to lack of data validation in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compu
    30Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2020-11231Apr 7, 2021 · Two threads call one or both functions concurrently leading to corruption of pointers and reference counters which in turn can lead to heap
    26Monitor

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.

EPSS, last 120 days

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

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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
none
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
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

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.

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.

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