VDB-258908 · CVE-2024-21473 · GCVE-0-2024-21473

Qualcomm Snapdragon File Name memory corruption

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9.6	$5k-$25k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component File Name Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-21473. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon (version now known) and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component File Name Handler. 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 while redirecting log file to any file location with any file name.

The advisory is shared for download at docs.qualcomm.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-21473 since 12/12/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 01/14/2025).

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

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 9.8
CNA Vector (Qualcomm, Inc.): 🔍

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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

12/12/2023 🔍
04/01/2024 +110 days 🔍
04/01/2024 +0 days 🔍
01/14/2025 +287 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: docs.qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-21473 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-21473
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-258908

Entryinfo

Created: 04/01/2024 18:44
Updated: 01/14/2025 00:08
Changes: 04/01/2024 18:44 (28), 04/01/2024 18:45 (34), 01/14/2025 00:08 (3)
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