CVE-2024-21475 Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in Video
Memory corruption in Qualcomm Snapdragon video firmware allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via malformed payloads.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-21475?
CVE-2024-21475 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm 315 5g Iot Modem Firmware, published on 6 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory corruption when the payload received from firmware is not as per the expected protocol size.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21475?
It affects 236 products.
Products include Qualcomm 215 Mobile Firmware, Qualcomm 315 5g Iot Modem Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm C-V2x 9150 Firmware and 230 more.
How do I fix CVE-2024-21475?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-21475 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21475 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm 315 5g Iot Modem Firmware
- CVE-2024-33060 Use After Free in DSP Service
- CVE-2023-28547 Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input in SPS Applications
- CVE-2023-33023 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (`Classic Buffer Overflow`) in SPS-Applications
- CVE-2023-43555 Buffer Over-read in Video
- CVE-2025-27042 Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size in Video
Sources
Also known as 3530093, A-323919078, ASB-A-323919078, GHSA-4x9w-v858-7pmq.