CVE-2021-1910 [High] | Security Vulnerability in Apq8009 Firmware

Double free in video due to lack of input buffer length check in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-05-11	0.30%	0.23%	-0.07%
2	2025-03-30	0.46%	0.30%	-0.16%
3	2025-03-29	—	0.46%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-05-11

0.30%

0.23%

-0.07%

2025-03-30

0.46%

0.30%

-0.16%

2025-03-29

—

0.46%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.3	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L` 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:L) Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:L) Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.	3.9	3.4	[email protected]
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]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.3

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L 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:L): Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L): Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L): Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.

3.9

3.4

[email protected]

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

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-1910

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	apq8053_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8053_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8064au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8064au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8096au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8096au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	aqt1000_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:aqt1000_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ar8031_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar8031_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	ar8151_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar8151_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	csra6620_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csra6620_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	csra6640_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csra6640_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	fsm10055_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fsm10055_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	fsm10056_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fsm10056_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9206_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9206_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	mdm9650_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9650_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	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:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm4250_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm4250_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm439_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm439_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm456_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm456_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm6125_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm6125_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm6150_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm6150_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm6150a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm6150a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm6150l_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm6150l_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm6250_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm6250_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm6350_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm6350_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm640a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm640a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm640l_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm640l_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm640p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm640p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm660_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm660_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm660a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm660a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm660l_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm660l_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm670_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm670_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm670a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm670a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm670l_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm670l_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm7150a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm7150a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm7150l_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm7150l_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm7250_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm7250_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm7250b_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm7250b_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm7350c_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm7350c_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8004_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8004_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8005_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8005_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8008_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8008_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8009_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8009_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8150a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8150a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8150b_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8150b_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8150c_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8150c_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8150l_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8150l_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8250_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8250_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8350_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8350_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8350b_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8350b_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8350bh_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8350bh_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8350bhs_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8350bhs_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8350c_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8350c_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm855_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm855_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm855b_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm855b_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm855l_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm855l_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm855p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm855p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8909_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8909_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8916_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8916_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8937_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8937_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8953_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8953_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8998_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8998_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pmd9607_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pmd9607_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pmd9655_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pmd9655_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pme605_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pme605_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pmi632_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pmi632_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pmi8937_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pmi8937_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pmi8952_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pmi8952_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pmi8998_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pmi8998_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pmk7350_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pmk7350_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pmk8002_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pmk8002_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pmk8003_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pmk8003_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pmk8350_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pmk8350_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pmm6155au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pmm6155au_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2021-1910

URL	Tags
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/may-2021-bulletin	Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2021-1910

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-1910

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-1910

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-1910

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-1910

References for CVE-2021-1910