CVE-2023-43516 (GCVE-0-2023-43516)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-06 05:47 – Updated: 2025-05-15 19:45
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Use of out-of-range pointer offset in Video
Summary
Memory corruption when malformed message payload is received from firmware.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-08 18:44 UTC
CWE
- CWE-823 - Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualcomm, Inc. | Snapdragon |
Affected:
FastConnect 6900
Affected: FastConnect 7800 Affected: QCM8550 Affected: QCS8550 Affected: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Mobile Platform Affected: WCD9380 Affected: WSA8830 Affected: WSA8835 |
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