CVE-2022-40533: qualcomm, inc. snapdragon Untrusted Pointer Dereference

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-40533 is a medium (CVSS 6.2) Untrusted Pointer Dereference vulnerability in qualcomm, inc. snapdragon. EPSS estimates a 0.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 0.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-06-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 03-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Transient DOS due to untrusted Pointer Dereference in core while sending USB QMI request.

• CWE-822Untrusted Pointer DereferenceThe product obtains a value from an untrusted source, converts this value to a pointer, and dereferences the resulting pointer.
• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.