Memory corruption via signed ADSP response conversion
Published Oct 3, 2023 · Updated Feb 27, 2025
Signed-to-unsigned conversion in Qualcomm Snapdragon Audio allows local users to corrupt memory through a crafted ADSP response command. The Audio DSP response parser converts a signed response-command value to an unsigned type, but Qualcomm has not disclosed the affected routine or resulting memory operation. Low-privileged local access is required; the published record does not establish whether exploitation permits controlled code execution or only an unintended crash.
Summary
What happened
Signed-to-unsigned conversion in Qualcomm Snapdragon Audio allows local users to corrupt memory through a crafted ADSP response command. The Audio DSP response parser converts a signed response-command value to an unsigned type, but Qualcomm has not disclosed the affected routine or resulting memory operation. Low-privileged local access is required; the published record does not establish whether exploitation permits controlled code execution or only an unintended crash.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-33034
- Published
- Oct 3, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 27, 2025
- Vendor
- Qualcomm
- Product
- Snapdragon
- Classifications
- CWE-195
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 3, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=CSRA6620
- Affected versionversion=CSRA6640
- Affected versionversion=FastConnect 6200
- Affected versionversion=FastConnect 6700
- Affected versionversion=FastConnect 6900
- Affected versionversion=Flight RB5 5G Platform
- Affected versionversion=QAM8295P
- Affected versionversion=QCA6391
- Affected versionversion=QCA6574AU
- Affected versionversion=QCA6595
- Affected versionversion=QCA6595AU
- Affected versionversion=QCA6696
- Affected versionversion=QCA6698AQ
- Affected versionversion=QCM6490
- Affected versionversion=QCN9011
- Affected versionversion=QCN9012
- Affected versionversion=QCS410
- Affected versionversion=QCS610
- Affected versionversion=QCS6490
- Affected versionversion=QRB5165M
- Affected versionversion=QRB5165N
- Affected versionversion=Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC1 Platform
- Affected versionversion=Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC3 Platform
- Affected versionversion=Robotics RB5 Platform
- Affected versionversion=SA4150P
- Affected versionversion=SA4155P
- Affected versionversion=SA6145P
- Affected versionversion=SA6150P
- Affected versionversion=SA6155P
- Affected versionversion=SA8145P
- Affected versionversion=SA8150P
- Affected versionversion=SA8155P
- Affected versionversion=SA8195P
- Affected versionversion=SA8295P
- Affected versionversion=SD888
- Affected versionversion=SM7315
- Affected versionversion=SM7325P
- Affected versionversion=Smart Audio 400 Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 480 5G Mobile Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 480+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM4350-AC)
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 Mobile Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 695 5G Mobile Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 778G 5G Mobile Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 778G+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM7325-AE)
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 780G 5G Mobile Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 782G Mobile Platform (SM7325-AF)
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 7c+ Gen 3 Compute
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 888+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8350-AC)
- Affected versionversion=WCD9335
- Affected versionversion=WCD9341
- Affected versionversion=WCD9370
- Affected versionversion=WCD9375
- Affected versionversion=WCD9380
- Affected versionversion=WCD9385
- Affected versionversion=WCN3950
- Affected versionversion=WCN3980
- Affected versionversion=WCN3988
- Affected versionversion=WCN6740
- Affected versionversion=WSA8810
- Affected versionversion=WSA8815
- Affected versionversion=WSA8830
- Affected versionversion=WSA8835
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