How severe is CVE-2020-3633?

CVE-2020-3633 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2020-3633 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (62nd percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2020-3633?

CVE-2020-3633 primarily affects Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware. In total, 37 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2020-3633?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

When was CVE-2020-3633 published?

CVE-2020-3633 was published on 2020-06-02 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2020-3633

CVE-2020-3633 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware with a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-129.

Key facts

Severity: Critical (CVSS 3.x base score 9.8)
CVSS v2: 10.0
EPSS exploit prediction: 1% (62nd percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Weakness: CWE-129
Affected product: Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware
Published: 2020-06-02
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Array out of bound may occur while playing mp3 file as no check is there on offset if it is greater than the buffer allocated or not in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables in APQ8009, APQ8053, APQ8096AU, APQ8098, Kamorta, MDM9206, MDM9207C, MDM9607, MSM8905, MSM8909W, MSM8917, MSM8953, MSM8996AU, MSM8998, QCS405, QCS605, QM215, Rennell, Saipan, SDA660, SDM429, SDM429W, SDM439, SDM450, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SDX20, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SM8250, SXR2130

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-3633?: Array out of bound may occur while playing mp3 file as no check is there on offset if it is greater than the buffer allocated or not in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables in APQ8009, APQ8053, APQ8096AU, APQ8098, Kamorta, MDM9206, MDM9207C, MDM9607, MSM8905, MSM8909W, MSM8917, MSM8953, MSM8996AU, MSM8998, QCS405, QCS605, QM215, Rennell, Saipan, SDA660, SDM429, SDM429W, SDM439, SDM450, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SDX20, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SM8250, SXR2130
How severe is CVE-2020-3633?: CVE-2020-3633 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 9.8, rated critical severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2020-3633 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 1% (62nd percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2020-3633?: CVE-2020-3633 primarily affects Qualcomm Apq8009 Firmware. In total, 37 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.
How do I fix CVE-2020-3633?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its critical severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
When was CVE-2020-3633 published?: CVE-2020-3633 was published on 2020-06-02 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/may-2020-bulletin

Affected products (37)

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8009_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8053_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8096au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8098_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:kamorta_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9206_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9207c_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9607_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8905_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8909w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8917_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8953_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8996au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8998_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs405_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs605_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qm215_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:rennell_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:saipan_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sda660_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm429_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm429w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm439_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm450_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm630_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm632_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm636_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm660_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm670_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm710_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm845_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdx20_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm6150_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7150_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8150_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8250_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sxr2130_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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