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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Buffer copy size validation
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A local attacker with access to the system could overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

Buffer overwrite can occur in IEEE80211 header filling function due to lack of range check of array index received from firmware in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity,. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Buffer Copy without Size Check vulnerability could allow attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Always validate buffer sizes before copy operations. Use bounded functions (strncpy, snprintf). Enable compiler protections.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Copy without Size Check (CWE-120), which allows attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory. Buffer overwrite can occur in IEEE80211 header filling function due to lack of range check of array index received from firmware in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in APQ8009, APQ8053, IPQ8074, MDM9607, MDM9650, MSM8909, MSM8939, QCN7605, SDA660, SDM630, SDM636, SDM660, SDX20, SDX24 Affected products include: Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8053 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq8074 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9607 Firmware, Qualcomm Mdm9650 Firmware.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionNVD

Buffer overwrite can occur in IEEE80211 header filling function due to lack of range check of array index received from firmware in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in APQ8009, APQ8053, IPQ8074, MDM9607, MDM9650, MSM8909, MSM8939, QCN7605, SDA660, SDM630, SDM636, SDM660, SDX20, SDX24

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 88% exploitable
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

39
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +39
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8009_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8053_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq8074_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9607_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9650_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8909_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8939_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn7605_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sda660_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm630_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm636_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm660_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdx20_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdx24_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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