Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto up to WSA8845H Video Packet buffer size

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon CCW, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Small Cell, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon WBC, Snapdragon Wearables and Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking. This impacts an unknown function of the component Video Packet Handler. This manipulation causes buffer size. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-27042. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon CCW, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Small Cell, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon WBC, Snapdragon Wearables and Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Video Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer size vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-131. The product does not correctly calculate the size to be used when allocating a buffer, which could lead to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Memory corruption while processing video packets received from video firmware.

It is possible to read the advisory at docs.qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-27042 since 02/18/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/07/2025).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1944). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Google Android

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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Class: Buffer size
CWE: CWE-131 / CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

02/18/2025 🔍
07/08/2025 +139 days 🔍
07/08/2025 +0 days 🔍
09/07/2025 +61 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: docs.qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-27042 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-27042
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-315379
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1944 - Android Patchday September 2025: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Entryinfo

Created: 07/08/2025 17:12
Updated: 09/07/2025 19:32
Changes: 07/08/2025 17:12 (63), 07/22/2025 00:26 (1), 09/07/2025 19:32 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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