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CVE-2022-25719NVD status: Modified

Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity…: Out-of-bounds Read

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CVE-2022-25719 is a critical-severity out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking from Qualcomm, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. Affected Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking versions: APQ8009; APQ8009W; APQ8016, and others listed below. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.56% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

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Critical severity: a successful attack would have severe impact.

What to do

  1. Check which version of Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking you run against the affected versions below, and install the vendor's latest release.
  2. Read the advisory on qualcomm.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
  3. Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
QualcommSnapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and NetworkingAPQ8009; APQ8009W; APQ8016; APQ8017; APQ8037; APQ8052; APQ8053; APQ8056; and 32 more rangesNot stated
QualcommApq8009 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommApq8009w FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommApq8016 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommApq8017 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommApq8037 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommApq8052 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommApq8053 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommApq8056 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommApq8076 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommApq8084 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommAr8031 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommCsr8811 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommCsra6620 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommCsra6640 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommIpq5010 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommIpq5018 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommIpq5028 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommIpq6000 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommIpq6010 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommIpq6018 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommIpq6028 FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommIpq8070a FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommIpq8071a FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated
QualcommIpq8072a FirmwareNot specified in the recordNot stated

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE; 35 further products are omitted here. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
NoneNo account or login is needed.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
NoneNothing can be modified.
Availability
HighThe component can be taken down completely.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H. Scored by NVD.

Scoring systemScoreSeverityScored by
CVSS 3.18.2HighCNA (qualcomm.com)
CVSS 3.19.1CriticalNVD

Official description

Information disclosure in WLAN due to improper length check while processing authentication handshake in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

How developers prevent this class of flaw

  • Use a language that provides appropriate memory abstractions.

More Out-of-bounds Read vulnerabilities (CWE-125)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: yes, technical impact: partial).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

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