VDB-217688 · CVE-2022-33265 · GCVE-0-2022-33265

Qualcomm QCA7500/QCA7520/QCA7550 Powerline Communication Firmware memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Qualcomm QCA7500, QCA7520 and QCA7550. This impacts an unknown function of the component Powerline Communication Firmware. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-33265. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm QCA7500, QCA7520 and QCA7550 (affected version not known) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Powerline Communication Firmware. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Memory corruption due to information exposure in Powerline Communication Firmware while sending different MMEs from a single, unassociated device.

The weakness was presented 01/09/2023. The advisory is shared for download at qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-33265 since 06/14/2022. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Qualcomm

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License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/14/2022 🔍
01/09/2023 +209 days 🔍
01/09/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/09/2025 +821 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-33265 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-33265
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-217688

Entryinfo

Created: 01/09/2023 14:39
Updated: 04/09/2025 17:55
Changes: 01/09/2023 14:39 (48), 01/30/2023 13:57 (11), 04/09/2025 17:55 (16)
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