VDB-213692 · CVE-2022-33239 · EUVD-2022-36282

Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto WLAN infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables and Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking. The affected element is an unknown function of the component WLAN. Such manipulation leads to infinite loop. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-33239. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables and Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking (Chip Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component WLAN. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Transient DOS due to loop with unreachable exit condition in WLAN firmware while parsing IPV6 extension header. in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wearables, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

The weakness was disclosed 11/15/2022. The advisory is shared for download at qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-33239 since 06/14/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-36282). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Chip Software

Vendor

Qualcomm

Name

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.qualcomm.com/

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/14/2022 🔍
11/15/2022 +154 days 🔍
11/15/2022 +0 days 🔍
06/10/2026 +1303 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-33239 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-33239
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-213692
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 11/15/2022 13:48
Updated: 06/10/2026 21:29
Changes: 11/15/2022 13:48 (49), 04/23/2025 02:08 (26), 06/10/2026 21:29 (1)
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