Evidence used
- CISA confirms exploitation in the wild.
- EPSS is 0.79% for the current model date.
BlackTreeCVE IntelligenceFull vulnerability report · 2023
CVE-2023-33106High confidence
Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use of Out-of-Range Pointer Offset Vulnerability
Qualcomm · Multiple Chipsets
8.4HighCVSS 3.1
Patch now
Patch availableCISA confirms exploitation in the wild and lists 2023-12-26 as the remediation due date.
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Open reassessment dashboard →Operational reassessment
Published severity in operational context
Published severityHigh→Operational priority:Critical, raised one band.upgradedsince 5 Dec 2023
Compensating controls
- Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
- Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
- Increase monitoring for the attack path and post-exploitation behaviour described in the report.
Verification
- Confirm that the asset runs Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets and falls inside the recorded affected range.
- Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
- Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
- Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
CISA confirms exploitation in the wild and lists 2023-12-26 as the remediation due date.
Patch available01
What, why and how
Multiple Qualcomm chipsets contain a use of out-of-range pointer offset vulnerability due to memory corruption in Graphics while submitting a large list of sync points in an AUX command to the IOCTL_KGSL_GPU_AUX_COMMAND.
What
Multiple Qualcomm chipsets contain a use of out-of-range pointer offset vulnerability due to memory corruption in Graphics while submitting a large list of sync points in an AUX command to the IOCTL_KGSL_GPU_AUX_COMMAND.
Why
The product performs pointer arithmetic on a valid pointer, but it uses an offset that can point outside of the intended range of valid memory locations for the resulting pointer.
How
An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.
What
Multiple Qualcomm chipsets contain a use of out-of-range pointer offset vulnerability due to memory corruption in Graphics while submitting a large list of sync points in an AUX command to the IOCTL_KGSL_GPU_AUX_COMMAND.
Why
The product performs pointer arithmetic on a valid pointer, but it uses an offset that can point outside of the intended range of valid memory locations for the resulting pointer.
How
An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.
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Exploit reality and attack path
CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.
Observed exploitation Confirmed in the wild
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.CISA added this CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 2023-12-05.
Public PoC / exploit material None recorded
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Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.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 of Out-of-range Pointer Offset → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
- Attack surface
- Local
- Privileges required
- None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
- Security boundary
- Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
- Weakness
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CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness. - CWE-823 ↗
CWE-823: Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset. The product performs pointer arithmetic on a valid pointer, but it uses an offset that can point outside of the intended range of valid memory locations for the resulting pointer.
- CVSS vector
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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:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCommon 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.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing 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.
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Patch and workaround
Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.
- Status
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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
- 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.
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Evidence and provenance
Published 5 Dec 2023 · Last source change 21 Oct 2025, 23:05 UTC · CWE-823 · Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset
CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
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The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-37295
Product sourceCISA KEV
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD enriched
Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.
Material change intelligence
View recent updates ↗What changed after publication
- Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.CNA ↗
- Before
- AR8035; CSRA6620; CSRA6640; FastConnect 6200; FastConnect 6700; FastConnect 6800; FastConnect 6900; FastConnect 7800 · 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: AR8035, CSRA6620, CSRA6640, FastConnect 6200, FastConnect 6700, FastConnect 6800, FastConnect 6900, FastConnect 7800, Flight RB5 5G Platform, QAM8255P, QAM8295P, QAM8650P, QAM8775P, QCA6174A, QCA6391, QCA6426, QCA6436, QCA6574, QCA6574A, QCA6574AU, QCA6595, QCA6595AU, QCA6696, QCA6698AQ, QCA6797AQ, QCA8081, QCA8337, QCA9377, QCM2290, QCM4290, QCM4325, QCM4490, QCM5430, QCM6490, QCM8550, QCN6024, QCN9011, QCN9012, QCN9024, QCS2290, QCS410, QCS4290, QCS4490, QCS5430, QCS610, QCS6490, QCS7230, QCS8250, QCS8550, QRB5165M, QRB5165N, Qualcomm 215 Mobile Platform, Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC1 Platform, Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC3 Platform, Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC5 Platform, Robotics RB5 Platform, SA4150P, SA4155P, SA6145P, SA6150P, SA6155P, SA8145P, SA8150P, SA8155P, SA8195P, SA8255P, SA8295P, SA8770P, SA8775P, SA9000P, SD 8 Gen1 5G, SD660, SD865 5G, SD888, SG4150P, SG8275P, SM4125, SM7250P, SM7315, SM7325P, SM8550P, Smart Audio 400 Platform, Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 439 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 460 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 480 5G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 480+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM4350-AC), Snapdragon 660 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 662 Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 680 4G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 685 4G Mobile Platform (SM6225-AD), Snapdragon 690 5G Mobile Platform, Snapdragon 695 5G Mobile Platform, 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 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 Auto 5G Modem-RF, Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 Wearable Platform, Snapdragon X12 LTE Modem, Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System, Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System, Snapdragon XR2 5G Platform, Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 1 Platform, SSG2115P, SSG2125P, SW5100, SW5100P, SXR1230P, SXR2130, SXR2230P, WCD9326, WCD9335, WCD9341, WCD9370, WCD9375, WCD9380, WCD9385, WCD9390, WCD9395, WCN3615, WCN3660B, WCN3680B, WCN3910, WCN3950, WCN3980, WCN3988, WCN3990, WCN6740, WSA8810, WSA8815, WSA8830, WSA8832, WSA8835, WSA8840, WSA8845, WSA8845H · 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.
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.