CVE-2020-11170

Out of bound memory access while playing music playbacks with crafted vorbis content due to improper checks in header extraction in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

Published: 2021-02-22 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-11170 is rated Moderate Risk (57.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.81%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-11170

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.33% 0.81% +0.48%
2 2025-03-30 0.78% 0.33% -0.45%
3 2025-03-29 0.78%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-11170

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 5.9 [email protected]
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-11170

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-11170

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qualcomm apq8009_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8009_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8009w_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8009w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8017_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8017_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8030_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8030_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8037_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8037_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8052_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8052_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8053_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8053_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8056_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8056_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8060a_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8060a_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8062_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8062_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8064_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8064_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8064au_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8064au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8076_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8076_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8084_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8084_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8096au_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8096au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm aqt1000_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:aqt1000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm ar6003_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar6003_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm ar8031_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar8031_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm ar8035_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar8035_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm ar8151_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar8151_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm ar9374_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar9374_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm csra6620_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csra6620_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm csra6640_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csra6640_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm8207_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm8207_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm8215_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm8215_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm8215m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm8215m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm8615m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm8615m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm8635m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm8635m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9205_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9205_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9206_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9206_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9207_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9207_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9215_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9215_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9225_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9225_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9225m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9225m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9230_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9230_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9235m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9235m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9310_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9310_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9330_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9330_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9607_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9607_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9615_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9615_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9615m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9615m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9625_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9625_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9625m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9625m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9628_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9628_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9630_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9630_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9635m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9635m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9640_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9640_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9645_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9645_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9650_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9650_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9655_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9655_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mpq8064_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mpq8064_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8108_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8108_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8208_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8208_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8209_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8209_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8226_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8226_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8227_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8227_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8230_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8230_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8608_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8608_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8610_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8610_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8626_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8626_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8627_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8627_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8630_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8630_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8909w_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8909w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8917_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8917_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8920_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8920_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8930_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8930_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8937_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8937_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8940_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8940_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8952_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8952_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8953_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8953_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8956_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8956_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8960_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8960_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8960sg_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8960sg_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8962_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8962_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8976_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8976_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8976sg_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8976sg_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8996au_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8996au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm215_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm215_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm3003a_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm3003a_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm4125_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm4125_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-11170

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