CVE-2019-10579
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 · uneditedBuffer over-read can occur while playing the video clip which is not standard in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables in APQ8009, APQ8017, APQ8053, APQ8064, APQ8096AU, APQ8098, MDM9206, MDM9207C, MDM9607, MSM8905, MSM8909, MSM8909W, MSM8917, MSM8920, MSM8937, MSM8939, MSM8940, MSM8953, MSM8996, MSM8996AU, MSM8998, Nicobar, QCA6574AU, QCS605, QM215, Rennell, SA6155P, SDA660, SDA845, SDM429, SDM429W, SDM439, SDM450, SDM630, SDM632, SDM636, SDM660, SDM670, SDM710, SDM845, SDX20, SM6150, SM7150, SM8150, SM8250, SXR1130, SXR2130
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 · moderate confidenceA buffer over-read vulnerability exists in the video playback component of multiple Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets. The vulnerability is triggered when playing non-standard video clips, allowing an attacker to read memory beyond the allocated buffer boundaries due to insufficient bounds checking during video parsing.
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
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 hardware specifications, system information, or boot logs to determine the Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset model (e.g., Apq8009, Apq8017, Apq8053, Apq8064, Apq8096au, Mdm9206, Mdm9207c). On Android devices, this is often found in Settings > About Phone or via 'getprop' command in ADB shell.Affected if The chipset model matches any of the following: Apq8009, Apq8017, Apq8053, Apq8064, Apq8096au, Apq8098, Mdm9206, Mdm9207c
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Check if video playback is enabledVerify whether the video playback functionality is active on the device. This may involve checking if media player applications are installed, checking system services related to video decoding, or reviewing the device configuration for multimedia capabilities.Affected if Video playback functionality is present and accessible on the device
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Determine firmware versionRetrieve the firmware version information from the device. On Qualcomm-based devices, this can typically be found in the bootloader information, baseband version, or system firmware build details. Use commands such as 'getprop ro.build.version.firmware' or check the baseband version in settings.Affected if Firmware version is present (note: all versions of the listed chipsets are affected per the CVE)
The device is affected if it uses any of the listed Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset models (Apq8009, Apq8017, Apq8053, Apq8064, Apq8096au, Apq8098, Mdm9206, Mdm9207c) and has video playback functionality enabled.
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 vendor-supplied firmware updates for affected Snapdragon chipsets. Until patches are available, restrict video playback to trusted, standard-compliant media files from known sources.
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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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2019-10579 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.
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- 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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