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Full vulnerability report · 2023
CVE-2023-33063High confidence

Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Qualcomm · Multiple Chipsets

7.8HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Patch now

CISA confirms exploitation in the wild and lists 2023-12-26 as the remediation due date.

Patch available
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2023-37252

CISA KEV mirrored by ENISA

Memory corruption in DSP Services during a remote call from HLOS to DSP.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Recorded by ENISA since 5 Dec 2023. Evidence sources: cisa_kev.
ENISA score
7.8 · CVSS 3.1
Advisory evidence
2 linked advisory records
Recommended actionPatch now

CISA confirms exploitation in the wild and lists 2023-12-26 as the remediation due date.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

Multiple Qualcomm chipsets contain a use-after-free vulnerability due to memory corruption in DSP Services during a remote call from HLOS to DSP.

What

Multiple Qualcomm chipsets contain a use-after-free vulnerability due to memory corruption in DSP Services during a remote call from HLOS to DSP.

Why

The program can continue using memory after it has been released, producing unsafe and attacker-influenceable behaviour.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

Multiple Qualcomm chipsets contain a use-after-free vulnerability due to memory corruption in DSP Services during a remote call from HLOS to DSP.

Why

The program can continue using memory after it has been released, producing unsafe and attacker-influenceable behaviour.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
Confirmed in the wild

CISA added this CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 2023-12-05.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
local access → Use After Free → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-416

CWE-416: Use After Free. The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory belongs to the code that operates on the new pointer.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
CWE-416CISA KEV
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-37252Known-exploited evidence recorded

Memory corruption in DSP Services during a remote call from HLOS to DSP.

Official EUVD record ↗
BSI · German · WID-SEC-2023-3057Google Android: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein entfernter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Google Android ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu verursachen oder vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.

Official advisory ↗
BSI · German · WID-SEC-2023-2841Samsung Android: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen

Ein entfernter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Samsung Android ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder Dateien zu manipulieren.

Official advisory ↗
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2023-AVI-0995Multiples vulnérabilités dans Google Android

d?id=CVE-2023-32850 Référence CVE CVE-2023-32851 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32851 Référence CVE CVE-2023-33017 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33017 Référence CVE CVE-2023-33018 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33018 Référence CVE CVE-2023-33022 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33022 Référence CVE CVE-2023-33024 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33024 Référence CVE CVE-2023-33041 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33041 Référence CVE CVE-2023-33053 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33053 Référence CVE CVE-2023-33054 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33054 Référence CVE CVE-2023-33063 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33063 Référence CVE CVE-2023-33079 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33079 Référence CVE CVE-2023-33080 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33080 Référence CVE CVE-2023-33081 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33081 Référence CVE CVE-2023-33087 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33087 Référence CVE CVE-2023-33088 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33088 Référence CVE CVE-2023-33089 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33089 Référence CVE CVE-2023-33092 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33092 Référence CVE CVE-2023-33097 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
Snapdragon: CSR8811, Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform, QCA9898, QCN9072, QCN6024, WSA8832, Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 Wearable Platform, QCN5164, WCD9395, Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF, QCA7500, IPQ8070, SA8145P, AR8031, QCA6431, Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC3 Platform, Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform, FastConnect 6700, Vision Intelligence 100 Platform (APQ8053-AA), SA9000P, Snapdragon 765 5G Mobile Platform (SM7250-AA), IPQ8068, Snapdragon 765G 5G Mobile Platform (SM7250-AB), SA6145P, WCD9360, IPQ4029, QRB5165N, Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC5 Platform, QCS6125, WCD9380, Smart Display 200 Platform (APQ5053-AA), WCN3950, QCA6574A, Snapdragon 690 5G Mobile Platform, SA6150P, QCN9012, QAM8775P, QCA6436, IPQ8072A, Snapdragon Wear 4100+ Platform, SXR2230P, QCM2290, QCA9880, SA8195P, QCN9011, QCS8250, 315 5G IoT Modem, SA8775P, Snapdragon 660 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 732G Mobile Platform (SM7150-AC), Robotics RB5 Platform, QSM8250, QCA6574AU, QCN9022, WCD9340, Vision Intelligence 300 Platform, QCN5154, Snapdragon 855+/860 Mobile Platform (SM8150-AC), QCA6595AU, WCN3980, QCA9992, IPQ5010, QCN5024, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform, SDM429W, QCA8081, Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 Platform, C-V2X 9150, QCN9100, SD675, QCN5124, Vision Intelligence 200 Platform (APQ8053-AC), QCA4024, SD 675, Snapdragon 625 Mobile Platform, Flight RB5 5G Platform, Vision Intelligence 400 Platform, SD626, SA8155P, Snapdragon 678 Mobile Platform (SM6150-AC), WCN3660B, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Mobile Platform, SM7325P, QCN9074, QCA9889, IPQ8065, CSRA6620, Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 Mobile Platform, FastConnect 6800, FastConnect 7800, QCA6696, IPQ8173, SD855, SM7250P, SA6155P, SD670, WSA8830, QCM4325, SA8255P, QCA9984, Snapdragon 870 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AC), QCS2290, SD 8 Gen1 5G, SSG2115P, QCS410, Snapdragon 675 Mobile Platform, IPQ4028, Snapdragon X50 5G Modem-RF System, WCD9370, SXR1120, Snapdragon 662 Mobile Platform, QCN6023, QCS8155, Snapdragon X24 LTE Modem, QCA6797AQ, Snapdragon Auto 4G Modem, QCA9888, QCA6564AU, Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System, SG4150P, Snapdragon 888+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8350-AC), IPQ8078, IPQ8076, QCA9377, SD888, QCN5152, WCN3990, QCA8337, Snapdragon 670 Mobile Platform, Immersive Home 216 Platform, WSA8815, Snapdragon 768G 5G Mobile Platform (SM7250-AC), QCM5430, QCN9070, QCA6421, Immersive Home 214 Platform, SA6155, WCD9385, Snapdragon 480+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM4350-AC), IPQ6018, QCN5122, SM4125, SD865 5G, IPQ6028, IPQ8074A, Snapdragon 212 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 665 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 626 Mobile Platform, WCD9371, IPQ8071A, QCA6391, QCN5022, QAM8295P, WCN3988, WCD9326, Snapdragon 835 Mobile PC Platform, SD835, Snapdragon 480 5G Mobile Platform, SA8150P, Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System, QCA6174A, Snapdragon 778G+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM7325-AE), WCN6740, QCM6125, IPQ8076A, SXR1230P, QAM8255P, QCM6490, QRB5165M, Snapdragon 439 Mobile Platform, QCM4490, IPQ6010, Snapdragon 820 Automotive Platform, QCS6490, WSA8835, QCA9980, Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 1 Platform, Snapdragon 782G Mobile Platform (SM7325-AF), SXR2130, Snapdragon 425 Mobile Platform, SA8155, WSA8840, Snapdragon 632 Mobile Platform, QCS5430, QCA6595, WSA8845H, SA4155P, IPQ8064, Snapdragon 210 Processor, Snapdragon 460 Mobile Platform, QCA6430, QAM8650P, SA8770P, Snapdragon 710 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 865+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AB), Robotics RB3 Platform, WCD9341, Snapdragon 778G 5G Mobile Platform, WCN3910, MDM9650, Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform, QCA9886, SG8275P, SSG2125P, QCN9000, QCN5052, Smart Audio 400 Platform, SW5100, Snapdragon 680 4G Mobile Platform, QCS610, Snapdragon 695 5G Mobile Platform, QCS4490, Snapdragon 750G 5G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Mobile Platform, SW5100P, QCS7230, IPQ8070A, Snapdragon 730 Mobile Platform (SM7150-AA), QCA8075, WCN3680B, QCA9985, IPQ8174, Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Mobile Platform, SA8295P, QCN9024, WSA8810, Snapdragon X12 LTE Modem, WCN3620, CSRB31024, QCA6698AQ, AR8035, IPQ8078A, FastConnect 6200, Snapdragon 780G 5G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 Mobile Platform, WSA8845, IPQ4018, Snapdragon 720G Mobile Platform, WCD9375, Snapdragon 429 Mobile Platform, SM7315, Snapdragon 685 4G Mobile Platform (SM6225-AD), Snapdragon XR1 Platform, QCA6420, Snapdragon 865 5G Mobile Platform, QCA6574, QCS8550, Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC1 Platform, SM6250, Immersive Home 318 Platform, Qualcomm 215 Mobile Platform, QCM4290, SA4150P, QCA6564, QCA9990, WCN3610, WCD9335, Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 Compute, QCA6310, SD730, CSRA6640, WCN3680, WCN3615, SD660, QCA6335, FastConnect 6900, WCD9390, QCA6320, QCA9994, Qualcomm 205 Mobile Platform, AR9380, IPQ4019, Immersive Home 316 Platform, Snapdragon XR2 5G Platform, SM8550P, QCA6426, SDX55, QCS4290, APQ8017, Snapdragon 730G Mobile Platform (SM7150-AB), AQT1000
Fixed
An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 5 Dec 2023 · Last source change 21 Oct 2025, 23:05 UTC · CWE-416 · Use After Free

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-37252
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD enriched

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    315 5G IoT Modem; APQ8017; AQT1000; AR8031; AR8035; AR9380; C-V2X 9150; CSR8811 · Fixed: An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
    After
    Snapdragon: 315 5G IoT Modem, APQ8017, AQT1000, AR8031, AR8035, AR9380, C-V2X 9150, CSR8811, CSRA6620, CSRA6640, CSRB31024, FastConnect 6200, FastConnect 6700, FastConnect 6800, FastConnect 6900, FastConnect 7800, Flight RB5 5G Platform, Immersive Home 214 Platform, Immersive Home 216 Platform, Immersive Home 316 Platform, Immersive Home 318 Platform, IPQ4018, IPQ4019, IPQ4028, IPQ4029, IPQ5010, IPQ6010, IPQ6018, IPQ6028, IPQ8064, IPQ8065, IPQ8068, IPQ8070, IPQ8070A, IPQ8071A, IPQ8072A, IPQ8074A, IPQ8076, IPQ8076A, IPQ8078, IPQ8078A, IPQ8173, IPQ8174, MDM9650, QAM8255P, QAM8295P, QAM8650P, QAM8775P, QCA4024, QCA6174A, QCA6310, QCA6320, QCA6335, QCA6391, QCA6420, QCA6421, QCA6426, QCA6430, QCA6431, QCA6436, QCA6564, QCA6564AU, QCA6574, QCA6574A, QCA6574AU, QCA6595, QCA6595AU, QCA6696, QCA6698AQ, QCA6797AQ, QCA7500, QCA8075, QCA8081, QCA8337, QCA9377, QCA9880, QCA9886, QCA9888, QCA9889, QCA9898, QCA9980, QCA9984, QCA9985, QCA9990, QCA9992, QCA9994, QCM2290, QCM4290, QCM4325, QCM4490, QCM5430, QCM6125, QCM6490, QCN5022, QCN5024, QCN5052, QCN5122, QCN5124, QCN5152, QCN5154, QCN5164, QCN6023, QCN6024, QCN9000, QCN9011, QCN9012, QCN9022, QCN9024, QCN9070, QCN9072, QCN9074, QCN9100, QCS2290, QCS410, QCS4290, QCS4490, QCS5430, QCS610, QCS6125, QCS6490, QCS7230, QCS8155, QCS8250, QCS8550, QRB5165M, QRB5165N, QSM8250, Qualcomm 205 Mobile Platform, Qualcomm 215 Mobile Platform, Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC1 Platform, Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC3 Platform, Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC5 Platform, Robotics RB3 Platform, Robotics RB5 Platform, SA4150P, SA4155P, SA6145P, SA6150P, SA6155, SA6155P, SA8145P, SA8150P, SA8155, SA8155P, SA8195P, SA8255P, SA8295P, SA8770P, SA8775P, SA9000P, SD 675, SD 8 Gen1 5G, SD626, SD660, SD670, SD675, SD730, SD835, SD855, SD865 5G, SD888, SDM429W, SDX55, SG4150P, SG8275P, SM4125, SM6250, SM7250P, SM7315, SM7325P, SM8550P, Smart Audio 400 Platform, Smart Display 200 Platform (APQ5053-AA), Snapdragon 210 Processor, Snapdragon 212 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 425 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 429 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 439 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 460 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 480 5G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 480+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM4350-AC), Snapdragon 625 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 626 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 632 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 660 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 662 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 665 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 670 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 675 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 678 Mobile Platform (SM6150-AC), Snapdragon 680 4G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 685 4G Mobile Platform (SM6225-AD), Snapdragon 690 5G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 695 5G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 710 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 720G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 730 Mobile Platform (SM7150-AA), Snapdragon 730G Mobile Platform (SM7150-AB), Snapdragon 732G Mobile Platform (SM7150-AC), Snapdragon 750G 5G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 765 5G Mobile Platform (SM7250-AA), Snapdragon 765G 5G Mobile Platform (SM7250-AB), Snapdragon 768G 5G Mobile Platform (SM7250-AC), Snapdragon 778G 5G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 778G+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM7325-AE), Snapdragon 780G 5G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 782G Mobile Platform (SM7325-AF), Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 Compute, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 820 Automotive Platform, Snapdragon 835 Mobile PC Platform, Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 855+/860 Mobile Platform (SM8150-AC), Snapdragon 865 5G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 865+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AB), Snapdragon 870 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AC), Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 888+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8350-AC), Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 Platform, Snapdragon A… · Fixed: An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
    CNA
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Added to CISA KEV
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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