CVE-2021-1977

Possible buffer over read due to improper validation of frame length while processing AEAD...

7.5 HighFix available

Possible buffer over read due to improper validation of frame length while processing AEAD decryption during ASSOC response in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.61%Up 0.2 points since Oct 20, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2021-1977
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2021-7441 7.5

Record: EUVD-2021-7441
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-38m7-jq7p-vr4x No score

Possible buffer over read due to improper validation of frame length while processing AEAD...

Record: GHSA-38m7-jq7p-vr4x
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.5

Record: CVE-2021-1977
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.4 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

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Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0` Android	SoCVersion:0 up to SoCVersion:2021-10-05, plus listed versions SoCVersion	SoCVersion:2021-10-05

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 5, 2026	facts	OSV
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2021-1977 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Iot, Snapdragon Industrial Iot, Snapdragon Iot, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, published October 1, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.61%, the 49th percentile. Fixed in platform/vendor/qcom-opensource/wlan/qcacld-3.0 SoCVersion:2021-10-05.