Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-53027

Memory Safety in Qualcomm Qca9367 Firmware

Published
03 March 2025
Modified
11 August 2025
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 7.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0029 21th percentile
Risk Priority 57 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-53027 is a high-severity Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120) vulnerability in Qualcomm Qca9367 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 21th 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-2024-53027 is a vulnerability that may cause a transient denial-of-service (DoS) condition while processing the country information element (IE). It is associated with CWE-120 (Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input) and affects components in Qualcomm products.

The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H), indicating it can be exploited remotely by an unauthenticated attacker with low attack complexity and no user interaction. Successful exploitation results in high-impact disruption to availability through a transient DoS, with no impact on confidentiality or integrity.

Qualcomm has published details and mitigation guidance in its March 2025 Security Bulletin, available at https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/march-2025-bulletin.html.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Transient DOS may occur while processing the country IE.

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.
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.

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CVE-2023-33035Same product: Qualcomm Ar8035
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CVE-2023-33069Same product: Qualcomm Ar8035
CVE-2023-33068Same product: Qualcomm Ar8035
CVE-2023-33087Same product: Qualcomm Ar8035

Affected Assets

qualcomm
qca9367 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
qca9377 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
qcc2073 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
qcc2076 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
qcc710 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
qcm2290 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
qcm4290 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
qcm5430 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
qcm6125 firmware
all versions
qualcomm
qcm6490 firmware
all versions
+202 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V5.2.1

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.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure development practices directly enforce bounds checking and input validation that prevent classic buffer overflows.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability identification processes such as code review or scanning detect classic buffer overflows before exploitation.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Routine patching replaces vulnerable code containing unchecked buffer copies with corrected versions.

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.

prevents

Secure coding directly requires bounds-checked memory operations, addressing the root cause of CWE-120.

finds

Security testing in development and acceptance can detect buffer overflows through fuzzing and static analysis, though it does not prevent them at the source.

prevents

Secure development life cycle mandates processes that can include input validation and bounds checking to prevent buffer overflows.

prevents

Application security requirements can specify input-size validation and safe buffer handling to mitigate classic buffer overflows.

prevents

Secure system architecture and engineering principles promote defensive coding patterns that reduce the likelihood of unchecked buffer copies.

References