Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto up to XR1 Platform Beacon Frame buffer over-read

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon CCW, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon MC, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Technology, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon WBC, Snapdragon Wearables and Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Beacon Frame Handler. The manipulation leads to buffer over-read. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-21454. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon CCW, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon MC, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Technology, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon WBC, Snapdragon Wearables and Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Beacon Frame Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer over-read vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-126. The product reads from a buffer using buffer access mechanisms such as indexes or pointers that reference memory locations after the targeted buffer. Impacted is availability.

The advisory is shared at docs.qualcomm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-21454 since 12/18/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2025-20484) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1944). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Google Android

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer over-read
CWE: CWE-126 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/18/2024 🔍
07/08/2025 +201 days 🔍
07/08/2025 +0 days 🔍
09/07/2025 +61 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: docs.qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-21454 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-21454
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-315377
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1944 - Android Patchday September 2025: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2025 17:12
Updated: 09/07/2025 18:18
Changes: 07/08/2025 17:12 (62), 07/08/2025 17:49 (1), 07/22/2025 00:26 (1), 09/07/2025 18:18 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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