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CVE-2021-1898

Possible buffer over-read due to incorrect overflow check when loading splash image in Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.6, 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 84 products from qualcomm, from qualcomm, from qualcomm and 81 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2021, 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

2021-07-13T06:15:08.240

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:45:21.790

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-125
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System qualcomm apq8009_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm apq8009 - No
Operating System qualcomm apq8053_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm apq8053 - No
Operating System qualcomm aqt1000_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm aqt1000 - No
Operating System qualcomm mdm9206_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm mdm9206 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6420_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6420 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6430_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6430 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca9367_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca9367 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca9377_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca9377 - No
Operating System qualcomm qualcomm215_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qualcomm215 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_675_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_675 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd205_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd205 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd210_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd210 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd675_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd675 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd678_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd678 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd720g_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd720g - No
Operating System qualcomm sd730_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd730 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd855_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd855 - No
Operating System qualcomm sda429w_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sda429w - No
Operating System qualcomm sdx50m_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdx50m - No
Operating System qualcomm sdx55_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdx55 - No
Operating System qualcomm sdx55m_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdx55m - No
Operating System qualcomm sm6250_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sm6250 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9326_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9326 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9330_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9330 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9340_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9340 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9341_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9341 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9370_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9370 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9375_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9375 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9380_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9380 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3610_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3610 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3615_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3615 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3620_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3620 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3660b_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3660b - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3680_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3680 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3680b_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3680b - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3950_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3950 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3980_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3980 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3988_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3988 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3991_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3991 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3998_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3998 - No
Operating System qualcomm wsa8810_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wsa8810 - No
Operating System qualcomm wsa8815_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wsa8815 - 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.