# CVE-2023-33081: Buffer over-read in WLAN Firmware

> A buffer over-read in Qualcomm Snapdragon WLAN firmware allows attackers to cause a transient denial of service via crafted TWT 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 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pj8h-cmgw-7xpg

## What is CVE-2023-33081?

CVE-2023-33081 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, published on 5 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Transient DOS while converting TWT (Target Wake Time) frame parameters in the OTA broadcast.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33081?

It affects 149 products.


Products: Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm Csr8811 Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 214 Platform Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 216 Platform Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 316 Platform Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 318 Platform Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 3210 Platform Firmware, Qualcomm Immersive Home 326 Platform Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5010 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5028 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq5332 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6010 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6018 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq6028 Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq8070a Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq8071a Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq8072a Firmware, Qualcomm Ipq8074a Firmware and 129 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-33081?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-33081 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-33081 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33081 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware

- [CVE-2025-21479](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21479/): Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Incorrect Authorization (high 8.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-21480](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21480/): Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Incorrect Authorization (high 8.6, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-28562](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28562/): Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input in QESL (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-40514](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40514/): Buffer copy without checking size of input in WLAN Firmware (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-22096](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22096/): Memory corruption in Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Mobile (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-33081 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-33081 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, published on 5 Dec 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-2023-33081 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-2023-33081/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33081/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33081
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33081
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33081

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33081/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.