CVE-2023-28537

Memory Safety in Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem Firmware

Memory Safety

Published

08 August 2023

Modified

21 November 2024

Patch / advisory

View advisory

CVSS Score v3.1 8.4

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Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score 0.0012 1th percentile

Risk Priority 58 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-2023-28537 is a high-severity Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190) vulnerability in Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.4 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Security Account Manager (T1003.002); ranked at the 1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-32207

Vulnerability Data

Memory corruption while allocating memory in COmxApeDec module in Audio.

CWE(s): CWE-190 CWE-787

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

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 →

T1003.004 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 →

T1003.005 Cached Domain Credentials Credential Access

Adversaries may attempt to access cached domain credentials used to allow authentication to occur in the event a domain controller is unavailable.

attack.mitre.org →

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…

attack.mitre.org →

T1003.008 /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow Credential Access

Adversaries may attempt to dump the contents of <code>/etc/passwd</code> and <code>/etc/shadow</code> to enable offline password cracking.

attack.mitre.org →

T1006 Direct Volume Access Stealth

Adversaries may directly access a volume to bypass file access controls and file system monitoring.

attack.mitre.org →

Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-22666Same product: Qualcomm Apq8009

CVE-2023-33038Same product: Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem

CVE-2023-33032Same product: Qualcomm Aqt1000

CVE-2023-33059Same product: Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem

CVE-2023-28538Same product: Qualcomm Aqt1000

CVE-2024-45555Same product: Qualcomm Msm8996Au

CVE-2023-33031Same product: Qualcomm Apq5053-Aa

CVE-2023-33033Same product: Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem

CVE-2023-33055Same product: Qualcomm Apq5053-Aa

CVE-2023-21664Same product: Qualcomm Aqt1000

Affected Assets

qualcomm

315 5g iot modem firmware

all versions

qualcomm

apq8017 firmware

all versions

qualcomm

aqt1000 firmware

all versions

qualcomm

ar8031 firmware

all versions

qualcomm

ar8035 firmware

all versions

qualcomm

csra6620 firmware

all versions

qualcomm

csra6640 firmware

all versions

qualcomm

csrb31024 firmware

all versions

qualcomm

wcn3991 firmware

all versions

qualcomm

wcn3998 firmware

all versions

+173 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

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.

SI-16 Memory Protection

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 scanning and recording can discover out-of-bounds write flaws so they can be remediated.

PR.PS-02 partial match

blocks

Patching or replacing vulnerable software directly eliminates known instances of this coding weakness.

PR.PS-06 partial match

blocks

Secure SDLC practices directly require use of safe arithmetic, bounds checks, and testing that prevent integer overflows.

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.7.2 Physical entry partial match

removes