Msm8998 Firmware
CVE-2020-3652
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
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| Impact | CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the critical-severity affected system. |
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Possible buffer over-read issue in windows x86 wlan driver function while processing beacon or request frame due to lack of check of length of variable received. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. Possible buffer over-read issue in windows x86 wlan driver function while processing beacon or request frame due to lack of check of length of variable received. in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity in MSM8998, QCA6390, SC7180, SC8180X, SDM850 Affected products include: Qualcomm Msm8998 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6390 Firmware, Qualcomm Sc7180 Firmware, Qualcomm Sc8180X Firmware, Qualcomm Sdm850 Firmware.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Possible buffer over-read issue in windows x86 wlan driver function while processing beacon or request frame due to lack of check of length of variable received. in Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity in MSM8998, QCA6390, SC7180, SC8180X, SDM850
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Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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