Possible buffer overflow due to improper data validation of external commands sent via DIAG interface in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute
Possible buffer overflow due to improper data validation of external commands sent via DIAG interface in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables
- Published
- Apr 1, 2022
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 3th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-120
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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%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 5.5
- CNA · qualcomm
- 5.5
- agree
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| qualcomm | ar8035 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar8035_firmware |
| qualcomm | ar8035 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:ar8035 |
| qualcomm | fsm10055 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fsm10055_firmware |
| qualcomm | fsm10055 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:fsm10055 |
| qualcomm | fsm10056 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fsm10056_firmware |
| qualcomm | fsm10056 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:fsm10056 |
| qualcomm | mdm9150 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9150_firmware |
| qualcomm | mdm9150 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:mdm9150 |
| qualcomm | mdm9650 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9650_firmware |
| qualcomm | mdm9650 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:mdm9650 |
| qualcomm | qca6174a firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6174a_firmware |
| qualcomm | qca6174a | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6174a |
and 142 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- qualcomm ar8035 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm fsm10055 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm fsm10056 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm mdm9150 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm mdm9650 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca6174a firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca6390 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca6391 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca6426 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca6436 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca8081 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca8337 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca9377 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qcm2290 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qcm4290 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qcm6125 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qcm6490 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qcs2290 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qcs410 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qcs4290 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 Wearables
- AR8035, FSM10055, FSM10056, MDM9150, MDM9650, QCA6174A, QCA6390, QCA6391, QCA6426, QCA6436, QCA8081, QCA8337, QCA9377, QCM2290, QCM4290, QCM6125, QCM6490, QCS2290, QCS410, QCS4290, QCS610, QCS6125, QCaffected
Same product
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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-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.