CVE-2022-40516: qualcomm, inc. snapdragon Out-of-bounds Write

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-40516 is a high (CVSS 8.4) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in qualcomm, inc. snapdragon. EPSS estimates a 0.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-01-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 09-04-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Memory corruption in Core due to stack-based buffer overflow.

• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
• CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowA stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).