CVE-2024-33016 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Storage
An attacker can exploit memory corruption in Qualcomm Snapdragon firmware via invalid firehose patch commands to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-33016?
CVE-2024-33016 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm 315 5g Iot Modem Firmware, published on 2 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
memory corruption when an invalid firehose patch command is invoked.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-33016?
It affects 333 products.
Products include Qualcomm 315 5g Iot Modem Firmware, Qualcomm 9205 Lte Modem Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8031 Firmware, Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm C-V2x 9150 Firmware and 327 more.
How do I fix CVE-2024-33016?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-33016 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-2024-33016 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-33016 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-3m5m-x34p-6vq4.