What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-28581?

CVE-2023-28581 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.4%.

Fastconnect 6800 Firmware CVE-2023-28581

CRITICAL

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2023-09-05 product-security@qualcomm.com

Buffer Overflow Qualcomm Fastconnect 6800 Firmware Fastconnect 6900 Firmware Fastconnect 7800 Firmware Qca6391 Firmware Qca6426 Firmware Qca6436 Firmware Sd 8 Gen1 5g Firmware Sd865 5g Firmware Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Firmware Snapdragon Ar2 Gen 1 Firmware Snapdragon Xr2 5g Firmware Ssg2115p Firmware Ssg2125p Firmware Sxr1230p Firmware Sxr2230p Firmware Wcd9380 Firmware Wcd9385 Firmware Wcn6740 Firmware Wsa8810 Firmware Wsa8815 Firmware Wsa8830 Firmware Wsa8832 Firmware Wsa8835 Firmware Snapdragon 865 5G Firmware Snapdragon 870 5G Firmware

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness	CWE CWE-119 ASVS 5.0 V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, buffer size validation MITRE ATT&CK 2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. Sign in to read
Impact	CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required.
Exploit ScenarioDerived	A remote attacker could corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: CRITICAL severity.

No patch listed yet 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

Memory corruption in WLAN Firmware while parsing receieved GTK Keys in GTK KDE. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.

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This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Memory corruption in WLAN Firmware while parsing receieved GTK Keys in GTK KDE. Affected products include: Qualcomm Fastconnect 6800 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6391 Firmware, Qualcomm Qca6426 Firmware.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 9.8 CRITICAL

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

DescriptionNVD

Memory corruption in WLAN Firmware while parsing receieved GTK Keys in GTK KDE.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score

0.4%

Top 66% exploitable

Data Quality

2 sources

Confidence: Low

NVD

CVE.org

EPSS

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue

Severity CRITICAL

CISA KEV No

Public POC No

EPSS 0.4%

Patch available No

Active threat No

Deciding rule

CRITICAL severity

What every action level means

Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.

Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived

Scheduled

Exploitation· derived

None

System Exposure· derived

Open

Automatable· derived

Yes

Human Impact· derived

Medium

Priority Score

Low Medium High Critical

KEV: 0

EPSS: 0

CVSS: +49

PoC: 0

Weaponized: 0

Threat intel: 0

Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Buffer Overflow HIGH

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_6800_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_6900_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_7800_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6391_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6426_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6436_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_8_gen1_5g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd865_5g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_8_gen_1_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_865_5g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_865\+_5g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_870_5g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_ar2_gen_1_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_xr2_5g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ssg2115p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ssg2125p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sxr1230p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sxr2230p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9380_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9385_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Advisories & patches

ADVISORY https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/september-2023-bulletin

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