Cyber 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 0.0035 28th percentile
Risk Priority 61 floored blend · peak EPSS

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 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 28th 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

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
T1211 Exploitation for Stealth Stealth
Adversaries may exploit vulnerabilities to evade detection by hiding activity, suppressing logging, or operating within trusted or unmonitored components.
T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
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-2024-21469Same product: Qualcomm 9205 Lte Modem
CVE-2023-33038Same product: Qualcomm 315 5G Iot 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.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

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

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

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

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

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

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.

finds

Security testing in development can detect buffer over-reads before release.

prevents

Secure SDLC mandates input validation and bounds checking that can prevent buffer over-reads.

prevents

Application security requirements can specify buffer-size and bounds-checking rules.

prevents

Secure architecture principles include memory-safety and bounds-checking design choices.

prevents

Secure coding standards directly require bounds-checked buffer access, mitigating over-reads.

prevents

Change management can enforce review gates that catch unsafe memory operations before deployment.

References