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CVE-2020-3693

u'Use out of range pointer issue can occur due to incorrect buffer range check during the execution of qseecom.' in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables in APQ8009, APQ8017, APQ8053, APQ8098, Bitra, MSM8909W, MSM8996AU, Nicobar, QCM2150, QCS605, Saipan, SDM429W, SDX20, SM6150, SM8150, SM8250, SXR2130

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.8, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), 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

2020-11-02T07:15:14.997

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:31:35.380

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System qualcomm apq8009_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm apq8009 - No
Operating System qualcomm apq8017_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm apq8017 - No
Operating System qualcomm apq8053_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm apq8053 - No
Operating System qualcomm apq8098_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm apq8098 - No
Operating System qualcomm bitra_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm bitra - No
Operating System qualcomm msm8909w_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm msm8909w - No
Operating System qualcomm msm8996au_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm msm8996au - No
Operating System qualcomm nicobar_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm nicobar - No
Operating System qualcomm qcm2150_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qcm2150 - No
Operating System qualcomm qcs605_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qcs605 - No
Operating System qualcomm saipan_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm saipan - No
Operating System qualcomm sdm429w_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdm429w - No
Operating System qualcomm sdx20_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdx20 - No
Operating System qualcomm sm6150_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sm6150 - No
Operating System qualcomm sm8150_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sm8150 - No
Operating System qualcomm sm8250_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sm8250 - No
Operating System qualcomm sxr2130_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sxr2130 - 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.