CVE-2023-28550 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in MPP Performance

High 7.8 Published Updated

Memory corruption in Qualcomm Snapdragon MPP performance allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via external memory access.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-28550?

CVE-2023-28550 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm 315 5g Iot Modem Firmware, published on 5 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Memory corruption in MPP performance while accessing DSM watermark using external memory address.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28550?

It affects 335 products.

Products include Qualcomm 315 5g Iot Modem Firmware, Qualcomm 9205 Lte Modem Firmware, Qualcomm 9206 Lte Modem Firmware, Qualcomm 9207 Lte Modem Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8037 Firmware and 329 more.

How do I fix CVE-2023-28550?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28550 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2023-28550 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28550 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm 315 5g Iot Modem Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3299-66vv-h629.

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