Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition in MODEM
Denial of service in modem due to missing null check while processing IP packets with padding
- Published
- Feb 12, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 32th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-835
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Action score
30
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 7.5
- CNA · qualcomm
- 7.5
- agree
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Noroxi analysis
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We use this product, ask for helpAffected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| qualcomm | ar8031 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar8031_firmware |
| qualcomm | ar8031 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:ar8031 |
| qualcomm | csra6620 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csra6620_firmware |
| qualcomm | csra6620 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:csra6620 |
| qualcomm | csra6640 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csra6640_firmware |
| qualcomm | csra6640 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:csra6640 |
| qualcomm | mdm8207 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm8207_firmware |
| qualcomm | mdm8207 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:mdm8207 |
| qualcomm | mdm9205 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9205_firmware |
| qualcomm | mdm9205 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:mdm9205 |
| qualcomm | mdm9206 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:mdm9206_firmware |
| qualcomm | mdm9206 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:mdm9206 |
and 58 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- qualcomm ar8031 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm csra6620 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm csra6640 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm mdm8207 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm mdm9205 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm mdm9206 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm mdm9207 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm mdm9607 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca4004 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca4010 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca4020 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qca4024 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qcs405 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm qts110 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm ssg2115p firmwareall versions
- qualcomm ssg2125p firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sxr1230p firmwareall versions
- qualcomm sxr2230p firmwareall versions
- qualcomm wcd9306 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm wcd9330 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
- AR8031, CSRA6620, CSRA6640, MDM8207, MDM9205, MDM9206, MDM9207, MDM9607, QCA4004, QCA4010, QCA4020, QCA4024 … (+23)affected
Same product
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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.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
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
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
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.