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CVE-2020-11117

u'In the lbd service, an external user can issue a specially crafted debug command to overwrite arbitrary files with arbitrary content resulting in remote code execution.' in Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in IPQ4019, IPQ6018, IPQ8064, IPQ8074, QCA4531, QCA9531, QCA9980

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 14 products from qualcomm, from qualcomm, from qualcomm and 11 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2020-09-08T10:15:14.217

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:56:50.100

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-77

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	qualcomm	ipq4019_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	qualcomm	ipq4019	-	No
Operating System	qualcomm	ipq6018_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	qualcomm	ipq6018	-	No
Operating System	qualcomm	ipq8064_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	qualcomm	ipq8064	-	No
Operating System	qualcomm	ipq8074_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	qualcomm	ipq8074	-	No
Operating System	qualcomm	qca4531_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	qualcomm	qca4531	-	No
Operating System	qualcomm	qca9531_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	qualcomm	qca9531	-	No
Operating System	qualcomm	qca9980_firmware	-	Yes
Hardware	qualcomm	qca9980	-	No

References

https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/august-2020-bulletin Broken Link ([email protected])
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1065 Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/august-2020-bulletin Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1065 Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

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.