CVE-2025-21483 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Data Network Stack & Connectivity
Memory corruption in Qualcomm Snapdragon network stack allows attackers to execute code or escalate privileges via malicious RTP packets.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-21483?
CVE-2025-21483 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, published on 24 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Memory corruption when the UE receives an RTP packet from the network, during the reassembly of NALUs.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-21483?
It affects 227 products.
Products include Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8064au Firmware, Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6200 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6700 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6800 Firmware and 221 more.
How do I fix CVE-2025-21483?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-21483 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-2025-21483 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21483 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware
- CVE-2021-1933 Denial of service in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Wearables
- CVE-2021-1946 Null dereference in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile
- CVE-2020-11176 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile
- CVE-2020-11291 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon IoT, Snapdragon Mobile
- CVE-2020-11163 Memory corruption in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jg77-qwrp-9pph.