VDB-273593 · CVE-2024-21479 · GCVE-0-2024-21479

Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto up to XR2 5G Platform ALAC Content buffer over-read

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wearables. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ALAC Content Handler. The manipulation leads to buffer over-read. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-21479. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile and Snapdragon Wearables. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component ALAC Content Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer over-read vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-126. The product reads from a buffer using buffer access mechanisms such as indexes or pointers that reference memory locations after the targeted buffer. Impacted is availability.

The advisory is shared at docs.qualcomm.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-21479 since 12/12/2023. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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Productinfo

Type

Chip Software

Vendor

Qualcomm

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Version

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: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.5
CNA Vector (qualcomm): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer over-read
CWE: CWE-126 / CWE-119
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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

12/12/2023 🔍
08/05/2024 +236 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: docs.qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-21479 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-21479
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-273593

Entryinfo

Created: 08/05/2024 17:26
Changes: 08/05/2024 17:26 (62)
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