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205 Mobile Platform Firmware CVE-2024-43052

HIGH
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2024-12-02 product-security@qualcomm.com
Buffer Overflow Qualcomm 205 Mobile Platform Firmware 215 Mobile Platform Firmware Apq8017 Firmware Apq8037 Firmware Fastconnect 6800 Firmware Fastconnect 6900 Firmware Fastconnect 7800 Firmware Pm8937 Firmware Qca6174a Firmware Qca6391 Firmware Qca6421 Firmware Qca6426 Firmware Qca6431 Firmware Qca6436 Firmware Qca9379 Firmware Qcm2150 Firmware Qcm8550 Firmware Qcn9274 Firmware Qcs7230 Firmware Qcs8250 Firmware Qcs8550 Firmware Qsm8250 Firmware Sc8380xp Firmware Sd865 5g Firmware Sdm429w Firmware Sdx55 Firmware Sg8275p Firmware Sm8550p Firmware Sm8635 Firmware Sm8750 Firmware Sm8750p Firmware Smart Audio 200 Platform Firmware Snapdragon 210 Processor Firmware Snapdragon 212 Mobile Platform Firmware Snapdragon 425 Mobile Platform Firmware Snapdragon 429 Mobile Platform Firmware Snapdragon 439 Mobile Platform Firmware Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform Firmware Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform Firmware Snapdragon 865 5g Mobile Platform Firmware Snapdragon 870 5g Mobile Platform Firmware Snapdragon X55 5g Modem Rf System Firmware Snapdragon Xr2 5g Platform Firmware Sxr2130 Firmware Video Collaboration Vc5 Platform Firmware Wcd9326 Firmware Wcd9335 Firmware Wcd9370 Firmware Wcd9375 Firmware Wcd9380 Firmware Wcd9385 Firmware Wcd9390 Firmware Wcd9395 Firmware Wcn3610 Firmware Wcn3615 Firmware Wcn3620 Firmware Wcn3660b Firmware Wcn3680 Firmware Wcn3680b Firmware Wcn3980 Firmware Wcn6755 Firmware Wcn7860 Firmware Wcn7861 Firmware Wcn7880 Firmware Wcn7881 Firmware Wsa8810 Firmware Wsa8815 Firmware Wsa8830 Firmware Wsa8832 Firmware Wsa8835 Firmware Wsa8840 Firmware Wsa8845 Firmware Wsa8845h Firmware Snapdragon Wear 4100 Platform Firmware Snapdragon Xr2 Gen 1 Platform Firmware Msm8108 Firmware Msm8209 Firmware Msm8608 Firmware Msm8909W Firmware Snapdragon 208 Processor Firmware Snapdragon Wear 2100 Platform Firmware Snapdragon Wear 2500 Platform Firmware Snapdragon Wear 3100 Platform Firmware Home Hub 100 Platform Firmware Snapdragon 427 Mobile Platform Firmware Snapdragon 430 Mobile Platform Firmware Snapdragon 435 Mobile Platform Firmware Qet4101 Firmware Qsw8573 Firmware
7.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: qualcomm
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
Impact

CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

Memory corruption while processing API calls to NPU with invalid input. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. Memory corruption while processing API calls to NPU with invalid input. Affected products include: Qualcomm Apq8017 Firmware, Qualcomm Apq8037 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6800 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware, Qualcomm Fastconnect 7800 Firmware.

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Severity by source

Vendor (qualcomm) PRIMARY 7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from Vendor (qualcomm) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: qualcomm

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

DescriptionCVE.org

Memory corruption while processing API calls to NPU with invalid input.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 99% exploitable
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low

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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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
Defer
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

39
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +39
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

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)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8017_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8037_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:home_hub_100_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8108_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8209_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8608_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8909w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8937_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6174a_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6391_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6421_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6426_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6431_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6436_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9379_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm2150_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm8550_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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