Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto up to X75 5G Modem-RF System Management Frame buffer over-read

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon WBC and Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Management Frame Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to buffer over-read. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-49839. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon WBC and Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Management Frame Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer over-read vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Memory corruption during management frame processing due to mismatch in T2LM info element.

The advisory is shared for download at docs.qualcomm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-49839 since 10/20/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/11/2025).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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CNA Base Score: 8.2
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Class: Buffer over-read
CWE: CWE-126 / CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/20/2024 🔍
02/03/2025 +106 days 🔍
02/03/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/11/2025 +189 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: docs.qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-49839 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-49839
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-294484

Entryinfo

Created: 02/03/2025 18:28
Updated: 08/11/2025 17:18
Changes: 02/03/2025 18:28 (63), 08/11/2025 17:18 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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