Security Resilience

CVE-2023-33059

Memory Safety in Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem Firmware

Published
07 November 2023
Modified
11 August 2025
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 7.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0011 1th percentile
Risk Priority 54 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-2023-33059 is a high-severity Wrap or Wraparound (CWE-191) vulnerability in Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique LSASS Memory (T1003.001); 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 Audio while processing the VOC packet data from ADSP.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1003.001 LSASS Memory Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access credential material stored in the process memory of the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS).
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.
T1003.003 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.
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.
T1003.005 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.
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.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-33031Same product: Qualcomm Apq5053-Aa
CVE-2023-33055Same product: Qualcomm Apq5053-Aa
CVE-2023-28537Same product: Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem
CVE-2023-33033Same product: Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem
CVE-2023-33030Same product: Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem
CVE-2023-22388Same product: Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem
CVE-2023-28550Same product: Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem
CVE-2023-28551Same product: Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem
CVE-2023-43513Same product: Qualcomm 315 5G Iot Modem
CVE-2023-21628Same product: Qualcomm Apq8017

Affected Assets

qualcomm
315 5g iot modem firmware
all versions
qualcomm
9206 lte modem firmware
all versions
qualcomm
apq8017 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
apq8052 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
apq8056 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
apq8064au firmware
all versions
qualcomm
apq8076 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
aqt1000 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
ar8031 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
ar8035 firmware
all versions
+249 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 scanning and code analysis can surface underflow flaws after they are introduced.

PR.PS-02 partial match
blocks

Routine patching can remediate known underflow bugs once they are discovered in deployed software.

PR.PS-06 partial match
blocks

Secure SDLC practices directly prevent integer underflow defects via input validation, bounds checking, and static analysis.

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