Qualcomm QCN5054 WLAN memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm AR8035, AR9380, CSR8811, FastConnect 6700, FastConnect 6800, FastConnect 6900, FastConnect 7800, Immersive Home 214 Platform, Immersive Home 216 Platform, Immersive Home 316 Platform, Immersive Home 318 Platform, Immersive Home 3210 Platform, Immersive Home 326 Platform, IPQ5010, IPQ5028, IPQ5332, IPQ6000, IPQ6010, IPQ6018, IPQ6028, IPQ8064, IPQ8065, IPQ8068, IPQ8070A, IPQ8071A, IPQ8072A, IPQ8074A, IPQ8076, IPQ8076A, IPQ8078, IPQ8078A, IPQ8173, IPQ8174, IPQ9008, IPQ9554, IPQ9570, IPQ9574, QAM8255P, QAM8295P, QAM8650P, QAM8775P, QCA0000, QCA2062, QCA2064, QCA2065, QCA2066, QCA4024, QCA6391, QCA6426, QCA6436, QCA6554A, QCA6564AU, QCA6574, QCA6574A, QCA6574AU, QCA6584AU, QCA6595, QCA6595AU, QCA6678AQ, QCA6696, QCA6698AQ, QCA6797AQ, QCA8072, QCA8075, QCA8081, QCA8082, QCA8084, QCA8085, QCA8337, QCA8386, QCA9886, QCA9888, QCA9889, QCA9980, QCA9984, QCA9985, QCA9986, QCA9990, QCA9992, QCA9994, QCC2073, QCC2076, QCC710, QCF8001, QCM4490, QCM6490, QCM8550, QCN5022, QCN5024, QCN5052 and QCN5054. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WLAN. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-33028. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm AR8035, AR9380, CSR8811, FastConnect 6700, FastConnect 6800, FastConnect 6900, FastConnect 7800, Immersive Home 214 Platform, Immersive Home 216 Platform, Immersive Home 316 Platform, Immersive Home 318 Platform, Immersive Home 3210 Platform, Immersive Home 326 Platform, IPQ5010, IPQ5028, IPQ5332, IPQ6000, IPQ6010, IPQ6018, IPQ6028, IPQ8064, IPQ8065, IPQ8068, IPQ8070A, IPQ8071A, IPQ8072A, IPQ8074A, IPQ8076, IPQ8076A, IPQ8078, IPQ8078A, IPQ8173, IPQ8174, IPQ9008, IPQ9554, IPQ9570, IPQ9574, QAM8255P, QAM8295P, QAM8650P, QAM8775P, QCA0000, QCA2062, QCA2064, QCA2065, QCA2066, QCA4024, QCA6391, QCA6426, QCA6436, QCA6554A, QCA6564AU, QCA6574, QCA6574A, QCA6574AU, QCA6584AU, QCA6595, QCA6595AU, QCA6678AQ, QCA6696, QCA6698AQ, QCA6797AQ, QCA8072, QCA8075, QCA8081, QCA8082, QCA8084, QCA8085, QCA8337, QCA8386, QCA9886, QCA9888, QCA9889, QCA9980, QCA9984, QCA9985, QCA9986, QCA9990, QCA9992, QCA9994, QCC2073, QCC2076, QCC710, QCF8001, QCM4490, QCM6490, QCM8550, QCN5022, QCN5024, QCN5052 and QCN5054 and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component WLAN. 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 in WLAN Firmware while doing a memory copy of pmk cache.

The weakness was disclosed 10/03/2023. The advisory is available at qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-33028 since 05/17/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/07/2025).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.7

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

05/17/2023 🔍
10/03/2023 +139 days 🔍
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08/07/2025 +674 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-33028 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-33028
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-241142

Entryinfo

Created: 10/03/2023 09:29
Updated: 08/07/2025 15:27
Changes: 10/03/2023 09:29 (47), 08/07/2025 15:27 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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