CVE-2024-38409 Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input in WLAN Windows Host
A buffer overflow in Qualcomm Snapdragon WLAN host allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via malformed station statistics.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-38409?
CVE-2024-38409 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Fastconnect 6700 Firmware, published on 4 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory corruption while station LL statistic handling.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38409?
It affects 25 products.
Products include Qualcomm Fastconnect 6700 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcc2073 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcc2076 Firmware, Qualcomm Qcm5430 Firmware and 19 more.
How do I fix CVE-2024-38409?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38409 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-2024-38409 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38409 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Fastconnect 6700 Firmware
- CVE-2024-43047 Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use-After-Free
- CVE-2023-21671 Improper Input Validation in Core
- CVE-2024-21464 Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input in Data Network Stack & Connectivity
- CVE-2024-33047 Buffer Over-read in Display
- CVE-2024-23360 Improper Access Control in Graphics Windows
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hmcg-rc8j-cqqx.