Is CVE-2020-11196 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2020-11196 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2020-11196 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2020-11196 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-11196?

CVE-2020-11196 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

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CRITICAL

CVE-2020-11196

CWE-119Published: November 12, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

u'Integer overflow to buffer overflow occurs while playback of ASF clip having unexpected number of codec entries' in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables in APQ8009, APQ8009W, APQ8017, APQ8037, APQ8053, APQ8064AU, APQ8096, APQ8096AU, APQ8096SG, APQ8098, MDM9206, MDM9650, MSM8905, MSM8909, MSM8909W, MSM8917, MSM8920, MSM8937, MSM8940, MSM8953, MSM8996, MSM8996AU, MSM8996SG, MSM8998, QCM4290, QCM6125, QCS405, QCS410, QCS4290, QCS603, QCS605, QCS610, QCS6125, QM215, SA6145P, SA6150P, SA6155, SA6155P, SA8150P, SA8155, SA8155P, SA8195P, SDA429W, SDA640, SDA660, SDA670, SDA845, SDM429, SDM429W, SDM439, SDM450, SDM455, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM640, SDM660, SDM670, SDM710, SDM830, SDM845, SDW2500, SDX20, SDX20M, SDX50M, SDX55, SDX55M, SM4125, SM4250, SM4250P, SM6115, SM6115P, SM6125, SM6150, SM6150P, SM6250, SM6250P, SM6350, SM7125, SM7150, SM7150P, SM7225, SM7250, SM7250P, SM8150, SM8150P, SM8250, SXR1120, SXR1130, SXR2130, SXR2130P, WCD9330

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2020-11196 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-119): Buffer overflow vulnerabilities can lead to arbitrary code execution or denial of service by corrupting adjacent memory.