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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-3703 · published 2 November 2020

CVE-2020-3703: Qualcomm apq8053 firmware improper input validation vulnerability

Qualcomm · Apq8053 Firmware

u'Buffer over-read issue in Bluetooth peripheral firmware due to lack of check for invalid opcode and length of opcode received from central device(This CVE is equivalent to Link Layer Length Overfow issue (CVE-2019-16336,CVE-2019-17519) and Silent Length Overflow issue(CVE-2019-17518) mentioned in sweyntooth paper)' in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music in APQ8053, APQ8076, AR9344, Bitra, Kamorta, MDM9206, MDM9207C, MDM9607, MSM8905, MSM8917, MSM8937, MSM8940, MSM8953, Nicobar, QCA6174A, QCA9377, QCM2150, QCM6125, QCS404, QCS405, QCS605, QCS610, QM215, Rennell, SC8180X, SDM429, SDM439, SDM450, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SDX20, SDX24, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SXR1130

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 0.71% · top 48.2% CWE-20 · Improper input validationCWE-125 · Out-of-bounds read
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.5
0.71%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
41Affected product versions listed by NVD
3References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

u'Buffer over-read issue in Bluetooth peripheral firmware due to lack of check for invalid opcode and length of opcode received from central device(This CVE is equivalent to Link Layer Length Overfow issue (CVE-2019-16336,CVE-2019-17519) and Silent Length Overflow issue(CVE-2019-17518) mentioned in sweyntooth paper)' in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music in APQ8053, APQ8076, AR9344, Bitra, Kamorta, MDM9206, MDM9207C, MDM9607, MSM8905, MSM8917, MSM8937, MSM8940, MSM8953, Nicobar, QCA6174A, QCA9377, QCM2150, QCM6125, QCS404, QCS405, QCS605, QCS610, QM215, Rennell, SC8180X, SDM429, SDM439, SDM450, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SDX20, SDX24, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SXR1130

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

Affected products

41 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/october-2020-bulletin Broken Link
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/october-2020-security-bulletin Vendor Advisory
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/october-2020-bulletin Broken Link

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-3703), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-01). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.