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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CVE-2020-11117

High
9.8/10

Summary

u'In the lbd service, an external user can issue a specially crafted debug command to overwrite arbitrary files with arbitrary content resulting in remote code execution.' in Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking in IPQ4019, IPQ6018, IPQ8064, IPQ8074, QCA4531, QCA9531, QCA9980

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-77 - Command Injection

A command injection attack involves injecting an operating system command through the data input, which gets executed on the host operating system with the privileges of the victimized application. The impact of a command injection attack may range from loss of data confidentiality and integrity to unauthorized remote access to the hosting system. The attack may cause serious data breaches and system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published