Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2024-21464 is a high-severity Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120) vulnerability in Qualcomm Fastconnect 6700 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 8.4 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique NTDS (T1003.003); ranked at the 4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2024-21464 is a memory corruption vulnerability (CWE-120) that occurs while processing IPA statistics when there are no active clients registered. It affects Qualcomm software components, as detailed in the vendor's security bulletin. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.4 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high severity due to its potential for significant impact.
A local attacker with no privileges can exploit this vulnerability through low-complexity means without requiring user interaction. Successful exploitation enables high-impact outcomes, including unauthorized access to confidential data, modification of system integrity, and disruption of availability, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or system compromise.
Qualcomm's January 2025 security bulletin provides details on affected products and recommends applying the available patches or updates to mitigate the issue, accessible at https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/january-2025-bulletin.html.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-19173
Vulnerability Data
Memory corruption while processing IPA statistics, when there are no active clients registered.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and analysis can find missing size checks before deployment.
Input validation directly enforces size checks before buffer copies.
Engineering principles require bounds checking and safe buffer handling in design.
Memory protection limits the impact of an overflow once it occurs.
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.
Vulnerability identification processes such as code review or scanning detect classic buffer overflows before exploitation.
Routine patching replaces vulnerable code containing unchecked buffer copies with corrected versions.
Secure development practices directly enforce bounds checking and input validation that prevent classic buffer 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.