CVE-2024-49837
Qualcomm Qam8255P Firmware
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2024-49837 is a high-severity Improper Validation of Array Index (CWE-129) vulnerability in Qualcomm Qam8255P Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
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CVE-2024-49837 is a memory corruption vulnerability, classified under CWE-129 (Improper Validation of Array Index), that occurs while reading CPU state data during guest VM suspend operations. It affects Qualcomm software components, as documented in their February 2025 security bulletin. The vulnerability received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating high severity due to its potential for significant impact.
A local attacker with low privileges (PR:L) can exploit this vulnerability with low attack complexity (AC:L) and no user interaction required (UI:N). Successful exploitation allows the attacker to achieve high levels of confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts (C:H/I:H/A:H) within the same security scope (S:U), potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or system compromise on the affected host during guest VM suspend processes.
Mitigation details and patches are outlined in Qualcomm's February 2025 security bulletin, available at https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/february-2025-bulletin.html. Security practitioners should consult this advisory for specific remediation steps tailored to impacted products.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-43562
Vulnerability Data
Memory corruption while reading CPU state data during guest VM suspend.
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Mitigating Controls
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.
Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and bounds checking that prevent improper array indexing.
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.
Security testing in development can detect out-of-bounds array access but does not prevent the weakness by itself.
Secure development lifecycle mandates input validation and bounds checking that directly prevents improper array indexing.
Application security requirements include validation of untrusted input used for indexing or addressing memory structures.
Secure architecture principles encourage defensive coding patterns that reduce index-related vulnerabilities.
Secure coding standards explicitly require bounds checking and validation of array indices derived from untrusted data.