CVE-2024-21457Network attack vector

Information disclosure via Multi-Link IE over-read

Published Jul 1, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Buffer over-read in Qualcomm Snapdragon WLAN firmware allows remote attackers to disclose memory through a crafted Wi-Fi beacon frame. The WLAN beacon parser reads beyond the Multi-Link information element while handling the frame; Qualcomm has not published the affected function or missing bounds check. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the vendor also reports a bounded availability impact.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Buffer over-read in Qualcomm Snapdragon WLAN firmware allows remote attackers to disclose memory through a crafted Wi-Fi beacon frame. The WLAN beacon parser reads beyond the Multi-Link information element while handling the frame; Qualcomm has not published the affected function or missing bounds check. No authentication or user interaction is required, and the vendor also reports a bounded availability impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-21457
Published
Jul 1, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Qualcomm
Product
SA9000P Firmware
Classifications
CWE-126
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 1, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=*

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Qualcomm · SA9000P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN9074 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm SDX65M Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6698AQ Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA8386 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QAM8255P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ6000 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6595AU Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6412 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Immersive Home 326 Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ8078 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6274 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6678AQ Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8770P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragon X72 5G Modem-RF System Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8620P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN5052 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · CSR8811 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Immersive Home 318 Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QAMSRV1M Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA8084 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SRV1M Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6122 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA8337 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ6010 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA8081 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCF8000 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ8070A Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · FastConnect 7800 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6595 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ8078A Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QAM8650P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA7775P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN5022 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ5028 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8775P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ8174 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN9022 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ6028 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN9274 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragonversion=AR8035; version=CSR8811; version=FastConnect 7800; version=Immersive Home 214 Platform; version=Immersive Home 216 Platform; version=Immersive Home 316 Platform; version=Immersive Home 318 Platform; version=Immersive Home 3210 Platform; version=Immersive Home 326 Platform; version=IPQ5010; version=IPQ5028; version=IPQ5300; version=IPQ5302; version=IPQ5312; version=IPQ5332; version=IPQ6000; version=IPQ6010; version=IPQ6018; version=IPQ6028; version=IPQ8070A; version=IPQ8071A; version=IPQ8072A; version=IPQ8074A; version=IPQ8076; version=IPQ8076A; version=IPQ8078; version=IPQ8078A; version=IPQ8173; version=IPQ8174; version=IPQ9008; version=IPQ9554; version=IPQ9570; version=IPQ9574; version=QAM8255P; version=QAM8650P; version=QAM8775P; version=QAMSRV1H; version=QAMSRV1M; version=QCA0000; version=QCA4024; version=QCA6554A; version=QCA6564AU; version=QCA6574; version=QCA6574A; version=QCA6574AU; version=QCA6584AU; version=QCA6595; version=QCA6595AU; version=QCA6678AQ; version=QCA6696; version=QCA6698AQ; version=QCA8075; version=QCA8081; version=QCA8082; version=QCA8084; version=QCA8085; version=QCA8337; version=QCA8386; version=QCA9888; version=QCA9889; version=QCC2073; version=QCC2076; version=QCC710; version=QCF8000; version=QCF8001; version=QCN5022; version=QCN5024; version=QCN5052; version=QCN5122; version=QCN5124; version=QCN5152; version=QCN5154; version=QCN5164; version=QCN6023; version=QCN6024; version=QCN6112; version=QCN6122; version=QCN6132; version=QCN6224; version=QCN6274; version=QCN6402; version=QCN6412; version=QCN6422; version=QCN6432; version=QCN9000; version=QCN9022; version=QCN9024; version=QCN9070; version=QCN9072; version=QCN9074; version=QCN9100; version=QCN9274; version=QFW7114; version=QFW7124; version=SA7255P; version=SA7775P; version=SA8255P; version=SA8620P; version=SA8650P; version=SA8770P; version=SA8775P; version=SA9000P; version=SDX55; version=SDX65M; version=Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2; version=Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System; version=Snapdragon X72 5G Modem-RF System; version=Snapdragon X75 5G Modem-RF System; version=SRV1H; version=SRV1M; version=WCD9340
Qualcomm · QCC2076 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ8071A Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8255P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ9570 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6554A Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ8076 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA9888 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QFW7124 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ8076A Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6224 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Immersive Home 214 Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ6018 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QAMSRV1H Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6564AU Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCF8001 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA7255P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6574AU Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Immersive Home 316 Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6584AU Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ5302 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6112 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA8085 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6574A Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN5152 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN5024 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6574 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ8173 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6402 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6024 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN5164 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ9574 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN9070 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6132 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ8074A Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA4024 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · AR8035 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ5300 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Immersive Home 216 Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN9100 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN9024 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6422 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ5332 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCC710 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QAM8775P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN9000 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm SDX55 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6023 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ5010 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA0000 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ9554 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCD9340 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6432 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA8075 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA8082 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ9008 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8650P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN5154 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ8072A Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ5312 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN5122 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SRV1H Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragon X75 5G Modem-RF System Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6696 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCC2073 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QFW7114 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Immersive Home 3210 Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN5124 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN9072 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA9889 Firmwareversion=0 <=*

Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.5Qualcomm, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-126Buffer Over-read

Public exploit references

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