Check Point Advisories

Qualcomm Snapdragon Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-11117)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-3466
Date Published:	26 Jul 2022
Severity:	Critical
Last Updated:	Tuesday 26 July, 2022
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-11117
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Qualcomm Snapdragon IPQ4019 Qualcomm Snapdragon IPQ6018 Qualcomm Snapdragon IPQ8064 Qualcomm Snapdragon IPQ8074 Qualcomm Snapdragon QCA4531 Qualcomm Snapdragon QCA9531 Qualcomm Snapdragon QCA9980
Vulnerability Description	A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Qualcomm Snapdragon. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Qualcomm Snapdragon Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-11117) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Application Servers Protection Violation.
Attack Information: Qualcomm Snapdragon Remote Code Execution (CVE-2020-11117)