Security Resilience

CVE-2023-22385

Memory Safety in Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem Firmware

Published
03 October 2023
Modified
11 August 2025
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 8.2
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0042 35th percentile
Risk Priority 61 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-2023-22385 is a high-severity Buffer Over-read (CWE-126) vulnerability in Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.2 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Protocol or Service Impersonation (T1001.003); ranked at the 35th 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 Data Modem while making a MO call or MT VOLTE call.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

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.
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.
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.
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.
T1003.006 DCSync Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access credentials and other sensitive information by abusing a Windows Domain Controller's application programming interface (API)(Citation: Microsoft DRSR Dec 2017) (Citation: Microsoft GetNCCChanges) (Citati…
T1003.007 Proc Filesystem Credential Access
Adversaries may gather credentials from the proc filesystem or `/proc`.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-22388Same product: Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem
CVE-2023-28551Same product: Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem
CVE-2023-28572Same product: Qualcomm Csrb31024
CVE-2023-33033Same product: Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem
CVE-2023-28550Same product: Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem
CVE-2023-33030Same product: Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem
CVE-2023-33059Same product: Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem
CVE-2023-43513Same product: Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem
CVE-2023-28545Same product: Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem
CVE-2024-21469Same product: Qualcomm 9205 Lte Modem

Affected Assets

qualcomm
315 5g iot modem firmware
all versions
qualcomm
9205 lte modem firmware
all versions
qualcomm
9206 lte modem firmware
all versions
qualcomm
9207 lte modem firmware
all versions
qualcomm
apq8017 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
apq8037 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
aqt1000 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
ar8035 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
c-v2x 9150 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
csra6620 firmware
all versions
+231 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-787

Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.

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.

ID.RA-01 partial match
blocks

Vulnerability identification processes can discover buffer over-read flaws via scanning or review.

PR.PS-02 partial match
blocks

Patching or replacing vulnerable software removes known instances of buffer over-read bugs.

PR.PS-06 partial match
blocks

Secure development practices directly prevent introduction of buffer over-read weaknesses.

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.

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References