Security Resilience

CVE-2023-21644

Memory Safety in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware

Memory Safety
Published
05 September 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 6.7
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0011 1th percentile
Risk Priority 46 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2023-21644 is a medium-severity Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow (CWE-680) vulnerability in Qualcomm Aqt1000 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 6.7 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Junk Data (T1001.001); ranked at the 1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Memory corruption in RIL due to Integer Overflow while triggering qcril_uim_request_apdu request.

CWE(s)
CWE-680CWE-190

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1001.001 Junk Data Command And Control
Adversaries may add junk data to protocols used for command and control to make detection more difficult.
attack.mitre.org →
T1001.003 Protocol or Service Impersonation Command And Control
Adversaries may impersonate legitimate protocols or web service traffic to disguise command and control activity and thwart analysis efforts.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003 OS Credential Dumping Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to dump credentials to obtain account login and credential material, normally in the form of a hash or a clear text password.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.002 Security Account Manager Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to extract credential material from the Security Account Manager (SAM) database either through in-memory techniques or through the Windows Registry where the SAM database is stored.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.003 NTDS Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access or create a copy of the Active Directory domain database in order to steal credential information, as well as obtain other information about domain members such as devices, users, and access rights.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.004 LSA Secrets Credential Access
Adversaries with SYSTEM access to a host may attempt to access Local Security Authority (LSA) secrets, which can contain a variety of different credential materials, such as credentials for service accounts.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

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CVE-2023-33018Same product: Qualcomm Aqt1000
CVE-2023-21655Same product: Qualcomm Qca6391
CVE-2023-21649Same product: Qualcomm Aqt1000
CVE-2023-21650Same product: Qualcomm Aqt1000
CVE-2023-21654Same product: Qualcomm Aqt1000
CVE-2024-21454Same vendor: Qualcomm

Affected Assets

qualcomm
aqt1000 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
qca6390 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
qca6391 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
qca6420 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
qca6426 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
qca6430 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
qca6436 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
qca6574a firmware
all versions
qualcomm
qca6574au firmware
all versions
qualcomm
qca6595au firmware
all versions
+41 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V5.2.6

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 partial match
blocks

Secure SDLC practices directly prevent integer-overflow flaws during development, but eliminating only this CWE covers only part of the broad control intent.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.5.14 Information transfer partial match
removes
A.5.15 Access control partial match
removes
A.5.16 Identity management partial match
removes
A.5.17 Authentication information partial match
removes
A.5.18 Access rights partial match
removes
A.5.4 Management responsibilities partial match
removes

References