CVE-2022-33250 Reachable assertion in Modem
A reachable assertion in the modem allows a remote attacker to cause a transient denial of service by sending invalid handover messages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-33250?
CVE-2022-33250 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, published on 7 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Transient DOS due to reachable assertion in modem when network repeatedly sent invalid message container for NR to LTE handover.
Weakness: CWE-617
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-33250?
It affects 65 products.
Products include Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6390 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6391 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6421 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6426 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6431 Firmware and 59 more.
How do I fix CVE-2022-33250?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-33250 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-33250 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33250 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware
- CVE-2023-33106 Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use of Out-of-Range Pointer Offset
- CVE-2024-45569 Improper Validation of Array Index in WLAN Host Communication
- CVE-2024-21473 Improper Input Validation in WIN SON
- CVE-2023-28582 Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input in Data Modem
- CVE-2023-43552 Use After Free in WLAN Host Communication
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mq7q-7c32-c3v2.