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CVE-2020-11157


u'Lack of handling unexpected control messages while encryption was in progress can terminate the connection and thus leading to a DoS' in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables in APQ8053, APQ8076, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8905, MSM8917, MSM8937, MSM8940, MSM8953, QCA6174A, QCA9886, QCM2150, QM215, SDM429, SDM439, SDM450, SDM632


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, 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 and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 34 products from qualcomm, from qualcomm, from qualcomm and 31 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

2020-11-02T07:15:13.797

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:56:57.463

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System qualcomm apq8053_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm apq8053 - No
Operating System qualcomm apq8076_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm apq8076 - No
Operating System qualcomm mdm9640_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm mdm9640 - No
Operating System qualcomm mdm9650_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm mdm9650 - No
Operating System qualcomm msm8905_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm msm8905 - No
Operating System qualcomm msm8917_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm msm8917 - No
Operating System qualcomm msm8937_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm msm8937 - No
Operating System qualcomm msm8940_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm msm8940 - No
Operating System qualcomm msm8953_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm msm8953 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6174a_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6174a - No
Operating System qualcomm qca9886_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca9886 - No
Operating System qualcomm qcm2150_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qcm2150 - No
Operating System qualcomm qm215_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qm215 - No
Operating System qualcomm sdm429_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdm429 - No
Operating System qualcomm sdm439_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdm439 - No
Operating System qualcomm sdm450_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdm450 - No
Operating System qualcomm sdm632_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdm632 - 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.