Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto up to WSA8845H Beacon Frame buffer over-read

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon CCW, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Technology, Snapdragon WBC and Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking. Affected is an unknown function of the component Beacon Frame Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to buffer over-read. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-21463. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Qualcomm Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon CCW, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Technology, Snapdragon WBC and Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Beacon 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 availability. CVE summarizes:

Transient DOS while processing the EHT operation IE in the received beacon frame.

The advisory is shared for download at docs.qualcomm.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-21463 since 12/18/2024. 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-16706). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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Class: Buffer over-read
CWE: CWE-126 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/18/2024 🔍
06/03/2025 +166 days 🔍
06/03/2025 +0 days 🔍
11/28/2025 +178 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: qualcomm.com

Advisory: docs.qualcomm.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-21463 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-21463
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-310936
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/03/2025 08:36
Updated: 11/28/2025 18:12
Changes: 06/03/2025 08:36 (63), 06/03/2025 10:05 (1), 11/28/2025 18:12 (1)
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