#VU67830 Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset in Qualcomm products - CVE-2022-33210

Vulnerability identifier: #VU67830

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-33210

CWE-ID: CWE-823

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
APQ8064AU
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
QAM8295P
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
QCA6564A
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
QCA6564AU
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
QCA6574A
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
QCA6584AU
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
QCA6595AU
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
QCA6696
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
SA6145P
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
SA6150P
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
SA6155
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
SA8145P
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
SA8150P
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
SA8155
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
SA8155P
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
SA8195P
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
SA8295P
Mobile applications / Mobile firmware & hardware
APQ8096AU
Hardware solutions / Firmware
MSM8996AU
Hardware solutions / Firmware
QCA6574AU
Hardware solutions / Firmware
SA6155P
Hardware solutions / Firmware
SA8540P
Hardware solutions / Firmware
SA9000P
Hardware solutions / Firmware

Vendor: Qualcomm

Description

The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the Automotive Multimedia when processing command request packets with a very large type value. A local application can trigger a boundary error and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

APQ8064AU: All versions

APQ8096AU: All versions

MSM8996AU: All versions

QAM8295P: All versions

QCA6564A: All versions

QCA6564AU: All versions

QCA6574A: All versions

QCA6574AU: All versions

QCA6584AU: All versions

QCA6595AU: All versions

QCA6696: All versions

SA6145P: All versions

SA6150P: All versions

SA6155: All versions

SA6155P: All versions

SA8145P: All versions

SA8150P: All versions

SA8155: All versions

SA8155P: All versions

SA8195P: All versions

SA8295P: All versions

SA8540P: All versions

SA9000P: All versions

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External links
https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/october-2022-bulletin.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.