# CVE-2023-33078: Buffer Over-read in DSP Services

> An attacker can disclose sensitive information via a buffer over-read in Qualcomm Snapdragon DSP services during IOCTL processing.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xjcp-9jxf-mc93

## What is CVE-2023-33078?

CVE-2023-33078 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Fastconnect 6700 Firmware, published on 4 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Information Disclosure while processing IOCTL request in FastRPC.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33078?

It affects 13 products.


Products: Qualcomm Fastconnect 6700 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware, Qualcomm Sc8380xp Firmware, Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c\+ Gen 3 Compute Firmware, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Compute Firmware, Qualcomm Wcd9380 Firmware, Qualcomm Wcd9385 Firmware, Qualcomm Wsa8830 Firmware, Qualcomm Wsa8835 Firmware, Qualcomm Wsa8840 Firmware, Qualcomm Wsa8845 Firmware, Qualcomm Wsa8845h Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-33078?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-33078 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-33078 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33078 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Fastconnect 6700 Firmware

- [CVE-2024-43047](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43047/): Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use-After-Free (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-21671](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21671/): Improper Input Validation in Core (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2024-21464](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21464/): Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input in Data Network Stack & Connectivity (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2024-33047](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-33047/): Buffer Over-read in Display (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2024-23360](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23360/): Improper Access Control in Graphics Windows (high 8.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-33078 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-33078 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm Fastconnect 6700 Firmware, published on 4 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33078 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Qualcomm Fastconnect 6700 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-2023-33078/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33078/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33078
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33078
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33078

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33078/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.