CVE-2019-10504
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedFirmware not able to send EXT scan response to host within 1 sec due to resource consumption issue in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables in MDM9206, MDM9607, MSM8909W, Qualcomm 215, SD 210/SD 212/SD 205, SD 425, SD 427, SD 430, SD 435, SD 439 / SD 429, SD 450, SD 625, SD 632, SD 636, SD 650/52, SD 665, SD 845 / SD 850, SDA660, SDM439, SDM630, SDM660, Snapdragon_High_Med_2016
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceFirmware in affected Snapdragon chipsets cannot send EXT scan responses to the host within the required 1-second timeframe due to a resource consumption issue, potentially causing scan timeouts or failures.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the chipset modelCheck the device or modem specifications, or query the modem via AT commands (e.g., AT+CGMM or AT+CNM? for Qualcomm modems) to retrieve the chipset identifierAffected if The chipset model is one of: Mdm9206, Mdm9607, Msm8909w, Qualcomm 215, Sd 210, Sd 212, Sd 205, or Sd 425
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Retrieve the firmware versionQuery the modem firmware version using AT commands such as AT+CGMR, ATI, or vendor-specific diagnostic toolsAffected if A firmware version is returned for any of the affected chipsets listed above (all versions are affected)
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Confirm EXT scan functionality is in useVerify that the device or application utilizes EXT (extended) scan responses, which can be observed through WiFi scanning logs or diagnostic interfacesAffected if EXT scan responses are being generated or requested on the affected chipset, triggering the 1-second timeout condition
If the device uses any of the listed Snapdragon chipset models (Mdm9206, Mdm9607, Msm8909w, Qualcomm 215, Sd 210, Sd 212, Sd 205, Sd 425) and relies on EXT scan responses, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply firmware updates from device vendors that address the resource consumption issue in the Snapdragon chipset; contact original equipment manufacturers for patch availability.
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- Review / QA6.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-10504 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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