CVE-2020-11183

A process can potentially cause a buffer overflow in the display service allowing privilege escalation by executing code as that service in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

Published: 2021-01-21 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-11183 is rated Low Risk (30.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.21%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-11183

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 0.04% 0.21% +0.16%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.04% -0.84%
3 2022-04-01 0.89%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-11183

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.7 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
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.
0.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-11183

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-11183

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qualcomm apq8009 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:apq8009:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8009w cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:apq8009w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8017 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:apq8017:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8037 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:apq8037:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8053 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:apq8053:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm apq8096au cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:apq8096au:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm ar8151 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:ar8151:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9206 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:mdm9206:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9250 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:mdm9250:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9650 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:mdm9650:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm mdm9655 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:mdm9655:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8909w cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:msm8909w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8917 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:msm8917:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8920 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:msm8920:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8937 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:msm8937:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8940 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:msm8940:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8953 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:msm8953:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm msm8996au cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:msm8996au:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm215 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm215:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm439 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm439:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm660 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm660:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm660a cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm660a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm660l cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm660l:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8004 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm8004:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8005 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm8005:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm855a cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm855a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8909 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm8909:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8916 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm8916:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8937 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm8937:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8940 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm8940:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8953 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm8953:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8996 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm8996:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pm8998 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pm8998:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmd9607 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmd9607:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmd9655 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmd9655:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmi632 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmi632:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmi8937 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmi8937:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmi8940 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmi8940:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmi8952 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmi8952:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmi8994 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmi8994:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmi8996 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmi8996:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmi8998 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmi8998:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmk8001 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmk8001:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmm855au cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmm855au:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmm8996au cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmm8996au:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm pmx20 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:pmx20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qat3514 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qat3514:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qat3522 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qat3522:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qat3550 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qat3550:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qbt1000 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qbt1000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qbt1500 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qbt1500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6174a cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6174a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6310 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6310:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6320 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6320:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6564a cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6564a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6564au cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6564au:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6574a cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6574a:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6574au cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6574au:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6595 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6595:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6595au cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6595au:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca9367 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca9367:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca9377 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca9377:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca9379 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca9379:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcc1110 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qcc1110:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qet4100 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qet4100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qet4101 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qet4101:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qet4200aq cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qet4200aq:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qet5100 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qet5100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qfe2080fc cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qfe2080fc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qfe2081fc cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qfe2081fc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qfe2082fc cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qfe2082fc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qfe2101 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qfe2101:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qfe2550 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qfe2550:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qfe3100 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qfe3100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qfe3440fc cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qfe3440fc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qfe4301 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qfe4301:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qfe4302 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qfe4302:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qfe4303 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qfe4303:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qfe4305 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qfe4305:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qfe4308 cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qfe4308:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-11183

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