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Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

CVE-2020-11186

Medium
5.5/10

Summary

Modem will enter into busy mode in an infinite loop while parsing histogram dimension due to improper validation of input received in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Mobile

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition

Loops with multiple exits and flags detract from the quality of an application. They tend to make control structures difficult to understand, and introduce the risk of non-termination and other structural problems. The vulnerability “loop with unreachable exit condition” enables attackers to exploit this flaw, leading to denial of service.

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  • Published