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CVE-2021-1979

Possible buffer overflow due to improper validation of FTM command payload in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile

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 244 products from qualcomm, from qualcomm, from qualcomm and 241 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

2021-11-12T07:15:07.177

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:45:44.390

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-787
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System qualcomm aqt1000_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm aqt1000 - No
Operating System qualcomm ar8035_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm ar8035 - No
Operating System qualcomm csrb31024_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm csrb31024 - No
Operating System qualcomm fsm10055_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm fsm10055 - No
Operating System qualcomm fsm10056_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm fsm10056 - No
Operating System qualcomm mdm9150_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm mdm9150 - No
Operating System qualcomm mdm9250_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm mdm9250 - No
Operating System qualcomm mdm9650_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm mdm9650 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6174a_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6174a - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6310_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6310 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6320_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6320 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6335_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6335 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6390_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6390 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6391_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6391 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6420_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6420 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6421_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6421 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6426_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6426 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6430_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6430 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6431_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6431 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6436_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6436 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6564a_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6564a - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6564au_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6564au - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6574a_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6574a - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6574au_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6574au - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6584au_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6584au - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6595au_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6595au - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6696_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6696 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca8081_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca8081 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca8337_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca8337 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca9377_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca9377 - No
Operating System qualcomm qcm6125_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qcm6125 - No
Operating System qualcomm qcm6490_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qcm6490 - No
Operating System qualcomm qcs410_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qcs410 - No
Operating System qualcomm qcs603_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qcs603 - No
Operating System qualcomm qcs605_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qcs605 - No
Operating System qualcomm qcs610_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qcs610 - No
Operating System qualcomm qcs6125_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qcs6125 - No
Operating System qualcomm qcs6490_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qcs6490 - No
Operating System qualcomm qcx315_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qcx315 - No
Operating System qualcomm qsm8350_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qsm8350 - No
Operating System qualcomm sa415m_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa415m - No
Operating System qualcomm sa515m_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa515m - No
Operating System qualcomm sa8155_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa8155 - No
Operating System qualcomm sa8155p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa8155p - No
Operating System qualcomm sc8180x\+sdx55_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sc8180x\+sdx55 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_455_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_455 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_636_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_636 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_675_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_675 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_8c_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_8c - No
Operating System qualcomm sd_8cx_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd_8cx - No
Operating System qualcomm sd480_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd480 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd660_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd660 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd665_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd665 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd670_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd670 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd675_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd675 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd678_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd678 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd690_5g_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd690_5g - No
Operating System qualcomm sd710_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd710 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd712_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd712 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd720g_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd720g - No
Operating System qualcomm sd730_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd730 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd750g_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd750g - No
Operating System qualcomm sd765_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd765 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd765g_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd765g - No
Operating System qualcomm sd768g_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd768g - No
Operating System qualcomm sd778g_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd778g - No
Operating System qualcomm sd780g_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd780g - No
Operating System qualcomm sd7c_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd7c - No
Operating System qualcomm sd835_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd835 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd845_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd845 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd850_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd850 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd855_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd855 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd865_5g_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd865_5g - No
Operating System qualcomm sd870_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd870 - No
Operating System qualcomm sd888_5g_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sd888_5g - No
Operating System qualcomm sdm630_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdm630 - No
Operating System qualcomm sdx12_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdx12 - No
Operating System qualcomm sdx20_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdx20 - No
Operating System qualcomm sdx24_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdx24 - 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 sdx65_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdx65 - No
Operating System qualcomm sdxr1_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdxr1 - No
Operating System qualcomm sdxr2_5g_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sdxr2_5g - No
Operating System qualcomm sm6250_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sm6250 - No
Operating System qualcomm sm6250p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sm6250p - No
Operating System qualcomm sm6375_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sm6375 - No
Operating System qualcomm sm7250_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sm7250 - No
Operating System qualcomm sm7325_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sm7325 - No
Operating System qualcomm sm8450_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sm8450 - No
Operating System qualcomm sm8450p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sm8450p - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9326_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9326 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9335_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9335 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9340_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9340 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9341_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9341 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9360_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9360 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9370_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9370 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9371_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9371 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9375_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9375 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9380_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9380 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9385_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9385 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3910_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3910 - 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 wcn3990_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3990 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3991_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3991 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3998_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3998 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn6740_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn6740 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn6750_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn6750 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn6850_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn6850 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn6851_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn6851 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn6855_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn6855 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn6856_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn6856 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn7850_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn7850 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn7851_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn7851 - No
Operating System qualcomm whs9410_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm whs9410 - No
Operating System qualcomm wsa8810_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wsa8810 - No
Operating System qualcomm wsa8815_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wsa8815 - No
Operating System qualcomm wsa8830_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wsa8830 - No
Operating System qualcomm wsa8835_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wsa8835 - 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.