Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input in HLOS
Memory corruption in HLOS while running playready use-case.
- Published
- Jan 2, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 2th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-120
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Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 7.8
- CNA · qualcomm
- 9.3
- 1.5 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| qualcomm | ipq6010 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:ipq6010 |
| qualcomm | 315 5g iot modem firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:315_5g_iot_modem_firmware |
| qualcomm | 315 5g iot modem | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:315_5g_iot_modem |
| qualcomm | 9205 lte modem firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:9205_lte_modem_firmware |
| qualcomm | 9205 lte modem | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:9205_lte_modem |
| qualcomm | 9206 lte modem firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:9206_lte_modem_firmware |
| qualcomm | 9206 lte modem | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:9206_lte_modem |
| qualcomm | 9207 lte modem firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:9207_lte_modem_firmware |
| qualcomm | 9207 lte modem | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:9207_lte_modem |
| qualcomm | apq8017 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8017_firmware |
| qualcomm | apq8017 | cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:apq8017 |
| qualcomm | apq8037 firmware | cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8037_firmware |
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 315 5g iot modem firmwareall versions
- qualcomm 9205 lte modem firmwareall versions
- qualcomm 9206 lte modem firmwareall versions
- qualcomm 9207 lte modem firmwareall versions
- qualcomm apq8017 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm apq8037 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm apq8064au firmwareall versions
- qualcomm aqt1000 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm ar8031 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm ar8035 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm c-v2x 9150 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm csr8811 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm csra6620 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm csra6640 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm csrb31024 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm fastconnect 6200 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm fastconnect 6700 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm fastconnect 6800 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm fastconnect 6900 firmwareall versions
- qualcomm fastconnect 7800 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
- 315 5G IoT Modem, 9205 LTE Modem, 9206 LTE Modem, 9207 LTE Modem, APQ8017, APQ8037, APQ8064AU, AQT1000, AR8031, AR8035, C-V2X 9150, CSR8811 … (+28)affected
Same product
qualcomm: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary 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.
- CVE-2022-33288264 days apartBuffer copy without checking the size of input in Core35Monitor
- CVE-2023-2854629 days apartBuffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input in SPS Applications31Monitor
- CVE-2023-3301729 days apartBuffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input in Boot31Monitor
- CVE-2023-3307235 days apartBuffer copy without checking size of Input in Core31Monitor
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
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- 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
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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:L/AC:L/PR:L/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 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
char buf[256];memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);Fixed
char buf[256];if (pkt->len > sizeof(buf)) { return -EINVAL;}memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Variables and TagsCAPEC-46likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.