# CVE-2023-33015: Buffer Over-read in WLAN Firmware

> A buffer over-read in Qualcomm WLAN firmware allows attackers to cause a transient denial of service via crafted beacon frames.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5796-pg6j-m9rr

## What is CVE-2023-33015?

CVE-2023-33015 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, published on 5 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Transient DOS in WLAN Firmware while interpreting MBSSID IE of a received beacon frame.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read), CWE-126 (Buffer Over-read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33015?

It affects 194 products.


Products: Qualcomm 315 5g Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar9380 Firmware, Qualcomm Csr8811 Firmware, Qualcomm Csrb31024 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6200 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6700 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6800 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware, Qualcomm Flight Rb5 5g Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 214 Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 216 Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 316 Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 318 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq4018 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq4028 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq4029 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5010 Firmware and 174 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-33015?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-33015 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-33015 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33015 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-33015 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-33015 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, published on 5 Sep 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33015 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33015/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33015/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33015
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33015
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33015

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33015/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.