CVE-2023-33039

Memory corruption via image handle use-after-free

Published Oct 3, 2023 · Updated Feb 27, 2025

Use-after-free in Qualcomm Snapdragon Automotive Display allows local users to corrupt memory by destroying a connected-display image handle. The component destroys an image handle created through the connected display driver after the associated allocation has become invalid. Access to an affected Snapdragon Auto platform and creation of such a handle are required; the public record discloses no more specific consequence.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Use-after-free in Qualcomm Snapdragon Automotive Display allows local users to corrupt memory by destroying a connected-display image handle. The component destroys an image handle created through the connected display driver after the associated allocation has become invalid. Access to an affected Snapdragon Auto platform and creation of such a handle are required; the public record discloses no more specific consequence.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-33039
Published
Oct 3, 2023
Updated
Feb 27, 2025
Vendor
Qualcomm
Product
Snapdragon
Classifications
CWE-416
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 3, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 27, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=QAM8295P
  2. Affected versionversion=QAM8650P
  3. Affected versionversion=QAMSRV1H
  4. Affected versionversion=QCA6574A
  5. Affected versionversion=QCA6574AU
  6. Affected versionversion=QCA6595AU
  7. Affected versionversion=QCA6696
  8. Affected versionversion=SA6145P
  9. Affected versionversion=SA6150P
  10. Affected versionversion=SA6155
  11. Affected versionversion=SA6155P
  12. Affected versionversion=SA8145P
  13. Affected versionversion=SA8150P
  14. Affected versionversion=SA8155
  15. Affected versionversion=SA8155P
  16. Affected versionversion=SA8195P
  17. Affected versionversion=SA8295P
  18. Affected versionversion=SA8540P
  19. Affected versionversion=SA8650P
  20. Affected versionversion=SA9000P
  21. Affected versionversion=SRV1H

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Qualcomm · Snapdragonversion=QAM8295P; version=QAM8650P; version=QAMSRV1H; version=QCA6574A; version=QCA6574AU; version=QCA6595AU; version=QCA6696; version=SA6145P; version=SA6150P; version=SA6155; version=SA6155P; version=SA8145P; version=SA8150P; version=SA8155; version=SA8155P; version=SA8195P; version=SA8295P; version=SA8540P; version=SA8650P; version=SA9000P; version=SRV1H

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.4Qualcomm, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-416Use After Free

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