CVE-2023-43534: qualcomm, inc. snapdragon Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-43534 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset vulnerability in qualcomm, inc. snapdragon. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 06-02-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 22-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Memory corruption while validating the TID to Link Mapping action request frame, when a station connects to an access point.

• CWE-823Use of Out-of-range Pointer OffsetThe product performs pointer arithmetic on a valid pointer, but it uses an offset that can point outside of the intended range of valid memory locations for 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.