CVE-2024-38397Network attack vector

Transient denial of service via WLAN frame parsing

Published Oct 7, 2024 · Updated Oct 7, 2024

Buffer over-read in Qualcomm Snapdragon WLAN firmware allows remote attackers to interrupt service via crafted probe or association response frames. The closed-source WLAN parser reads beyond a response-frame buffer while processing probe responses and association responses; Qualcomm has not disclosed the specific routine or length-check failure. No privileges or user interaction are required, but reachability requires delivery of a malicious WLAN management response and the documented consequence is transient denial of service only.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.32%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Buffer over-read in Qualcomm Snapdragon WLAN firmware allows remote attackers to interrupt service via crafted probe or association response frames. The closed-source WLAN parser reads beyond a response-frame buffer while processing probe responses and association responses; Qualcomm has not disclosed the specific routine or length-check failure. No privileges or user interaction are required, but reachability requires delivery of a malicious WLAN management response and the documented consequence is transient denial of service only.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-38397
Published
Oct 7, 2024
Updated
Oct 7, 2024
Vendor
Qualcomm
Product
SA8155P Firmware
Classifications
CWE-126, CWE-125, T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 7, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 7, 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 · SA8155P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA9000P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN9074 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm SDX65M Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QRB5165N Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCS8250 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6698AQ Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA8386 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QAM8255P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCD9390 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Flight RB5 5G Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6595AU Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6412 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Immersive Home 326 Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm WCD9375 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC5 Platform 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 · QAMSRV1M Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA8084 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm SG8275P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SRV1M Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm SM8550P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA8337 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6797AQ Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA8081 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCF8000 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · FastConnect 7800 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6595 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QAM8650P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCS7230 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8195P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA7775P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragon X65 5G Modem-RF System Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SXR2250P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8775P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN9274 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCM6490 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragonversion=AR8035; version=FastConnect 6700; version=FastConnect 6900; version=FastConnect 7800; version=Flight RB5 5G Platform; version=Immersive Home 3210 Platform; version=Immersive Home 326 Platform; version=IPQ5300; version=IPQ5302; version=IPQ5312; version=IPQ5332; version=IPQ9008; version=IPQ9554; version=IPQ9570; version=IPQ9574; version=QAM8255P; version=QAM8295P; version=QAM8620P; version=QAM8650P; version=QAM8775P; version=QAMSRV1H; version=QAMSRV1M; version=QCA0000; version=QCA6391; version=QCA6554A; version=QCA6564AU; version=QCA6574; version=QCA6574A; version=QCA6574AU; version=QCA6584AU; version=QCA6595; version=QCA6595AU; version=QCA6678AQ; version=QCA6688AQ; version=QCA6696; version=QCA6698AQ; version=QCA6797AQ; version=QCA8075; version=QCA8081; version=QCA8082; version=QCA8084; version=QCA8085; version=QCA8337; version=QCA8386; version=QCC710; version=QCF8000; version=QCF8001; version=QCM5430; version=QCM6490; version=QCM8550; version=QCN5124; version=QCN6224; version=QCN6274; version=QCN6402; version=QCN6412; version=QCN6422; version=QCN6432; version=QCN9000; version=QCN9024; version=QCN9074; version=QCN9274; version=QCS5430; version=QCS6490; version=QCS7230; version=QCS8250; version=QCS8550; version=QFW7114; version=QFW7124; version=QRB5165N; version=Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC3 Platform; version=Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC5 Platform; version=Robotics RB5 Platform; version=SA6155P; version=SA7255P; version=SA7775P; version=SA8155P; version=SA8195P; version=SA8255P; version=SA8295P; version=SA8620P; version=SA8650P; version=SA8770P; version=SA8775P; version=SA9000P; version=SDX65M; version=SG8275P; version=SM8550P; version=Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform; version=Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 Platform; 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=SRV1L; version=SRV1M; version=SSG2115P; version=SSG2125P; version=SXR1230P; version=SXR2230P; version=SXR2250P; version=WCD9340; version=WCD9370; version=WCD9375; version=WCD9380; version=WCD9385; version=WCD9390; version=WCD9395; version=WSA8830; version=WSA8832; version=WSA8835; version=WSA8840; version=WSA8845; version=WSA8845H
Qualcomm · SA6155P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WSA8845H Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8255P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCS6490 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8295P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SXR1230P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ9570 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · FastConnect 6700 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · FastConnect 6900 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SSG2125P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6554A Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCM8550 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCS8550 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCD9370 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SSG2115P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WSA8845 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QFW7124 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6224 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCM5430 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCS5430 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QAMSRV1H Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 Mobile Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6564AU Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCF8001 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA7255P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCD9395 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QAM8295P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6574AU Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6584AU Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ5302 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6688AQ Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCD9380 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA8085 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6574A Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WSA8840 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm QCA6574 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6402 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QAM8620P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SXR2230P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ9574 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1 Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · AR8035 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ5300 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 · QCA0000 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WSA8830 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6391 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCD9385 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ9554 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WCD9340 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN6432 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA8075 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA8082 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WSA8835 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Qualcomm Video Collaboration VC3 Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ9008 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SA8650P Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · IPQ5312 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · WSA8832 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SRV1H Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragon X75 5G Modem-RF System Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCA6696 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 Mobile Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · SRV1L Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QFW7114 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Immersive Home 3210 Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · QCN5124 Firmwareversion=0 <=*
Qualcomm · Robotics RB5 Platform Firmwareversion=0 <=*

Published CVSS scores

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

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 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
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

Public exploit references

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