CVE-2019-14038 [High] | Out-of-bounds Read in Apq8009 Firmware

Buffer over-read in ADSP parse function due to lack of check for availability of sufficient data payload received in command response in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables in APQ8009, APQ8053, APQ8098, MDM9206, MDM9207C, MDM9607, MDM9640, MDM9650, MSM8905, MSM8909W, MSM8917, MSM8953, QCS605, SDA660, SDA845, SDM429, SDM429W, SDM439, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SDX20, SDX24

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.04%	0.19%	+0.14%
2	2025-03-30	0.08%	0.04%	-0.04%
3	2025-03-29	—	0.08%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.04%

0.19%

+0.14%

2025-03-30

0.08%

0.04%

-0.04%

2025-03-29

—

0.08%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.1	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	1.8	5.2	[email protected]
3.6	2.0	LOW	`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P` Click to expand Access vector (AV:L) Requires local access to the target system. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:N) No integrity impact. Availability impact (A:P) Partial availability impact.	3.9	4.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.1

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

1.8

5.2

[email protected]

3.6

2.0

LOW

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P Click to expand

Access vector (AV:L): Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P): Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N): No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P): Partial availability impact.

3.9

4.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-14038

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
qualcomm	apq8009_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8009_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8053_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8053_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8098_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8098_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9206_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9206_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9207c_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9207c_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9607_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9607_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9640_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9640_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9650_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9650_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8905_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8905_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8909w_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8909w_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8917_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8917_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8953_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8953_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs605_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs605_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sda660_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sda660_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sda845_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sda845_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdm429_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm429_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdm429w_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm429w_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdm439_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm439_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdm670_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm670_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdm710_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm710_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdm845_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm845_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdx20_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdx20_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdx24_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdx24_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2019-14038

URL	Tags
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/may-2020-bulletin	Patch Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2019-14038

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-14038

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-14038

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-14038

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-14038

References for CVE-2019-14038