Local memory corruption via unchecked AON copy
Published Jan 2, 2024 · Updated Jun 3, 2025
Buffer overflow in Qualcomm Snapdragon AON processing allows local users with low privileges to corrupt memory via crafted AON data. The wearable AON data path copies attacker-controlled input without checking that its size fits the destination buffer, overwriting adjacent memory. Reachability requires local low-privileged access; Qualcomm has not disclosed the resulting operation or whether corruption produces a crash or another device failure.
Summary
What happened
Buffer overflow in Qualcomm Snapdragon AON processing allows local users with low privileges to corrupt memory via crafted AON data. The wearable AON data path copies attacker-controlled input without checking that its size fits the destination buffer, overwriting adjacent memory. Reachability requires local low-privileged access; Qualcomm has not disclosed the resulting operation or whether corruption produces a crash or another device failure.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2023-33085
- Published
- Jan 2, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 3, 2025
- Vendor
- Qualcomm
- Product
- Snapdragon
- Classifications
- CWE-120
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 2, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 888+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8350-AC)
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Mobile Platform
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF
- Affected versionversion=Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 Wearable Platform
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