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CVE-2024-21474

Memory corruption when size of buffer from previous call is used without validation or re-initialization.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.4, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 48 products from qualcomm, from qualcomm, from qualcomm and 45 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2024, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2024-05-06T15:15:21.770

Last Modified

2025-01-15T16:57:08.283

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.4 (HIGH)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-121
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-787
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System qualcomm ar8035_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm ar8035 - No
Operating System qualcomm fastconnect_6900_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm fastconnect_6900 - No
Operating System qualcomm fastconnect_7800_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm fastconnect_7800 - No
Operating System qualcomm qam8295p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qam8295p - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6574au_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6574au - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6595_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6595 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6696_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6696 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca6698aq_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca6698aq - No
Operating System qualcomm qca8081_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca8081 - No
Operating System qualcomm qca8337_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qca8337 - No
Operating System qualcomm sa8295p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa8295p - No
Operating System qualcomm sa8530p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa8530p - No
Operating System qualcomm sa8540p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa8540p - No
Operating System qualcomm sa9000p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa9000p - No
Operating System qualcomm sc8380xp_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sc8380xp - No
Operating System qualcomm sc8280xp-abbb_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sc8280xp-abbb - No
Operating System qualcomm snapdragon_x65_5g_modem-rf_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm snapdragon_x65_5g_modem-rf - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9380_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9380 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcd9385_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcd9385 - No
Operating System qualcomm wsa8830_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wsa8830 - No
Operating System qualcomm wsa8835_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wsa8835 - No
Operating System qualcomm wsa8840_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wsa8840 - No
Operating System qualcomm wsa8845_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wsa8845 - No
Operating System qualcomm wsa8845h_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wsa8845h - No
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For qualcomm's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.