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CVE-2022-25686· NVD / CVE Program· CNA qualcomm

Memory corruption in video module due to buffer overflow while processing WAV file in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connec

Memory corruption in video module due to buffer overflow while processing WAV file in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Sep 16, 2022
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.4% · 33th percentile
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Action score

39

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.4%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
9.8
CNA · qualcomm
7.3
2.5 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
qualcommapq8017 firmware
qualcommapq8017
qualcommapq8053 firmware
qualcommapq8053
qualcommaqt1000 firmware
qualcommaqt1000
qualcommmsm8917 firmware
qualcommmsm8917
qualcommmsm8953 firmware
qualcommmsm8953
qualcommqca6390 firmware
qualcommqca6390

and 188 more

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • qualcomm apq8017 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm apq8053 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm aqt1000 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm msm8917 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm msm8953 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm qca6390 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm qca6391 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm qca6420 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm qca6426 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm qca6430 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm qca6436 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm qca6574 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm qca6574a firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm qca6574au firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm qca6595au firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm qca6696 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm qcm2290 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm qcm4290 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm qcm6490 firmwareall versions
  • qualcomm qcs2290 firmwareall versions

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (qualcomm). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Wearables

    • APQ8017, APQ8053, AQT1000, MSM8917, MSM8953, QCA6390, QCA6391, QCA6420, QCA6426, QCA6430, QCA6436, QCA6574, QCA6574A, QCA6574AU, QCA6595AU, QCA6696, QCM2290, QCM4290, QCM6490, QCS2290, QCS4290, QCS649affected

Same product

qualcomm: all records

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    39Monitor
  • CVE-2021-1946Null Pointer Dereference may occur due to improper validation while processing crafted SDP body in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snap
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2021-1933UE assertion is possible due to improper validation of invite message with SDP body in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Conne
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2020-11291Possible buffer overflow while updating ikev2 parameters for delete payloads received during informational exchange due to lack of check of
    39Monitor
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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Root cause

When data is copied, the source length is not compared with the size of the destination buffer. Excess data overwrites adjacent memory.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-120 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

c
char buf[256];memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);

Fixed

c
char buf[256];if (pkt->len > sizeof(buf)) {  return -EINVAL;}memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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