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CVE-2024-33039

Memory corruption when PAL client calls PAL service APIs by passing a random value as handle and the handle is not validated by the service.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.7, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 44 products from qualcomm, from qualcomm, from qualcomm and 41 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

2024-12-02T11:15:07.920

Last Modified

2024-12-11T16:15:37.000

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.7 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-822
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System qualcomm qam8255p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qam8255p - No
Operating System qualcomm qam8650p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qam8650p - No
Operating System qualcomm qam8775p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qam8775p - No
Operating System qualcomm qamsrv1h_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qamsrv1h - No
Operating System qualcomm qamsrv1m_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm qamsrv1m - No
Operating System qualcomm sa7255p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa7255p - No
Operating System qualcomm sa7775p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa7775p - No
Operating System qualcomm sa8255p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa8255p - No
Operating System qualcomm sa8620p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa8620p - No
Operating System qualcomm sa8650p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa8650p - No
Operating System qualcomm sa8770p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa8770p - No
Operating System qualcomm sa8775p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa8775p - No
Operating System qualcomm sa9000p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sa9000p - No
Operating System qualcomm snapdragon_w5\+_gen_1_wearable_platform_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm snapdragon_w5\+_gen_1_wearable_platform - No
Operating System qualcomm srv1h_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm srv1h - No
Operating System qualcomm srv1m_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm srv1m - No
Operating System qualcomm sw5100_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sw5100 - No
Operating System qualcomm sw5100p_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm sw5100p - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3980_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3980 - No
Operating System qualcomm wcn3988_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wcn3988 - No
Operating System qualcomm wsa8830_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wsa8830 - No
Operating System qualcomm wsa8835_firmware - Yes
Hardware qualcomm wsa8835 - 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.