Memory corruption via oversized MBO information element
Published Dec 5, 2023 · Updated Feb 25, 2026
Classic buffer overflow in Qualcomm Snapdragon WLAN Host allows remote attackers to corrupt memory through crafted Wi-Fi association data. The host copies an MBO information element from a BTM Query or BTM Response into an Association Request without validating its size. Triggering requires WLAN Host to send that Association Request; Qualcomm has not documented whether corruption causes a crash or code execution.
Summary
What happened
Classic buffer overflow in Qualcomm Snapdragon WLAN Host allows remote attackers to corrupt memory through crafted Wi-Fi association data. The host copies an MBO information element from a BTM Query or BTM Response into an Association Request without validating its size. Triggering requires WLAN Host to send that Association Request; Qualcomm has not documented whether corruption causes a crash or code execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-33082
- Published
- Dec 5, 2023
- Updated
- Feb 25, 2026
- Vendor
- Qualcomm
- Product
- Snapdragon
- Classifications
- CWE-120
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 5, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
Present is not the same as exploitable
Compare your product and version with the public record. A matching version still requires validation against your environment.
Is a vulnerable build present?
Compare these published version ranges with your installed build and any vendor patches.
- Affected versionversion=AR8035
- Affected versionversion=AR9380
- Affected versionversion=CSR8811
- Affected versionversion=FastConnect 6900
- Affected versionversion=FastConnect 7800
- Affected versionversion=Flight RB5 5G Platform
- Affected versionversion=Immersive Home 214 Platform
- Affected versionversion=Immersive Home 216 Platform
- Affected versionversion=Immersive Home 316 Platform
- Affected versionversion=Immersive Home 318 Platform
- Affected versionversion=Immersive Home 3210 Platform
- Affected versionversion=Immersive Home 326 Platform
- Affected versionversion=IPQ4018
- Affected versionversion=IPQ4019
- Affected versionversion=IPQ4028
- Affected versionversion=IPQ4029
- Affected versionversion=IPQ5010
- Affected versionversion=IPQ5028
- Affected versionversion=IPQ6000
- Affected versionversion=IPQ6010
- Affected versionversion=IPQ6018
- Affected versionversion=IPQ6028
- Affected versionversion=IPQ8064
- Affected versionversion=IPQ8065
- Affected versionversion=IPQ8068
- Affected versionversion=IPQ8070
- Affected versionversion=IPQ8070A
- Affected versionversion=IPQ8071A
- Affected versionversion=IPQ8072A
- Affected versionversion=IPQ8074A
- Affected versionversion=IPQ8076
- Affected versionversion=IPQ8076A
- Affected versionversion=IPQ8078
- Affected versionversion=IPQ8078A
- Affected versionversion=IPQ8173
- Affected versionversion=IPQ8174
- Affected versionversion=IPQ9008
- Affected versionversion=IPQ9554
- Affected versionversion=IPQ9570
- Affected versionversion=IPQ9574
- Affected versionversion=PMP8074
- Affected versionversion=QCA0000
- Affected versionversion=QCA4024
- Affected versionversion=QCA6391
- Affected versionversion=QCA7500
- Affected versionversion=QCA8072
- Affected versionversion=QCA8075
- Affected versionversion=QCA8081
- Affected versionversion=QCA8082
- Affected versionversion=QCA8084
- Affected versionversion=QCA8085
- Affected versionversion=QCA8337
- Affected versionversion=QCA8386
- Affected versionversion=QCA9531
- Affected versionversion=QCA9558
- Affected versionversion=QCA9563
- Affected versionversion=QCA9880
- Affected versionversion=QCA9886
- Affected versionversion=QCA9888
- Affected versionversion=QCA9889
- Affected versionversion=QCA9898
- Affected versionversion=QCA9980
- Affected versionversion=QCA9984
- Affected versionversion=QCA9985
- Affected versionversion=QCA9986
- Affected versionversion=QCA9988
- Affected versionversion=QCA9990
- Affected versionversion=QCA9992
- Affected versionversion=QCA9994
- Affected versionversion=QCC710
- Affected versionversion=QCF8000
- Affected versionversion=QCN5021
- Affected versionversion=QCN5022
- Affected versionversion=QCN5024
- Affected versionversion=QCN5052
- Affected versionversion=QCN5054
- Affected versionversion=QCN5122
- Affected versionversion=QCN5124
- Affected versionversion=QCN5152
- Affected versionversion=QCN5154
- Affected versionversion=QCN5164
- Affected versionversion=QCN5502
- Affected versionversion=QCN6023
- Affected versionversion=QCN6024
- Affected versionversion=QCN6112
- Affected versionversion=QCN6122
- Affected versionversion=QCN6132
- Affected versionversion=QCN6224
- Affected versionversion=QCN6274
- Affected versionversion=QCN9000
- Affected versionversion=QCN9011
- Affected versionversion=QCN9012
- Affected versionversion=QCN9013
- Affected versionversion=QCN9022
- Affected versionversion=QCN9024
- Affected versionversion=QCN9070
- Affected versionversion=QCN9072
- Affected versionversion=QCN9074
- Affected versionversion=QCN9100
- Affected versionversion=QCN9274
- Affected versionversion=QFW7114
- Affected versionversion=QFW7124
- Affected versionversion=QRB5165M
- Affected versionversion=QRB5165N
- Affected versionversion=Robotics RB5 Platform
- Affected versionversion=SDX55
- Affected versionversion=SDX65M
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon X75 5G Modem-RF System
- Affected versionversion=WCD9340
- Affected versionversion=WCD9380
- Affected versionversion=WCD9385
- Affected versionversion=WCN3980
What conditions does exploitation require?
What is affected?
Published CVSS scores
CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.
Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
Daily unique IPs observed by Shadowserver honeypots for known exploited vulnerabilities (KEVs). Missing observations do not establish an absence of attacks.
Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
No public exploit references are available in this record.
Labels summarize the accepted research assessment. They do not indicate a test against your environment.
Technologies
Your stack
See the directory against your own environment.
Your stack
Check the software in your environment
Book a demo to see how Hinoki identifies affected software and validates exploitability in your environment.
Book a demo