CVE-2023-28551 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in UTILS
Memory corruption in Qualcomm UTILS allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via crafted Diag commands.
- 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-2023-28551?
CVE-2023-28551 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 UTILS when modem processes memory specific Diag commands having arbitrary address values as input arguments.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28551?
It affects 248 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 242 more.
How do I fix CVE-2023-28551?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28551 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-2023-28551 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28551 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm 315 5g Iot Modem Firmware
- CVE-2023-33107 Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Integer Overflow
- CVE-2023-33063 Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-27034 Improper Validation of Array Index in Multi-Mode Call Processor
- CVE-2023-22388 Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in Multi-mode Call Processor
- CVE-2023-28578 Improper Input Validation in Services
Sources
Also known as GHSA-68vj-vr49-ppvw.