VDB-255641 · CVE-2023-43548 · GCVE-0-2023-43548

Qualcomm Snapdragon qcp Clip Parser memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Qualcomm Snapdragon. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component qcp Clip Parser. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-43548. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon (Chip Software) (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component qcp Clip Parser. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Memory corruption while parsing qcp clip with invalid chunk data size.

The weakness was released 03/04/2024. The advisory is shared at qualcomm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-43548 since 09/19/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/10/2025).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Chip Software

Vendor

Qualcomm

Name

Snapdragon

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
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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
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.3
CNA Vector (Qualcomm, Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

09/19/2023 🔍
03/04/2024 +167 days 🔍
03/04/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/10/2025 +312 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-43548 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-43548
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-255641

Entryinfo

Created: 03/04/2024 13:30
Updated: 01/10/2025 23:27
Changes: 03/04/2024 13:30 (47), 04/04/2024 11:55 (15), 01/10/2025 23:27 (14)
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