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CVE-2019-10520

An unprivileged application can allocate GPU memory by calling memory allocation ioctl function and can exhaust all the memory which results in out of memory in Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music in QCS405, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 665, SD 675, SD 712 / SD 710 / SD 670, SD 730, SD 845 / SD 850, SD 855

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 26 products from qualcomm, from qualcomm, from qualcomm and 23 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2019, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2019-12-12T09:15:11.927

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:19:20.713

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-772
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System qualcomm qcs405_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qcs405 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_210_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_210 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_212_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_212 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_205_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_205 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_665_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_665 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_675_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_675 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_712_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_712 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_710_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_710 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_670_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_670 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_730_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_730 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_845_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_845 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_850_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_850 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_855_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_855 - No
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For qualcomm's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.