Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2023-33063

Use After Free in DSP Services

Qualcomm / Snapdragon · 0 to <= *

Severity
CVSS 7.8 · High
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
0.7%
First observed
Last observed

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2023-33063 is Use After Free in DSP Services affecting Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon. Memory corruption in DSP Services during a remote call from HLOS to DSP.

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

Qualcomm, Inc. / Snapdragon 0 to <= *.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Memory corruption in DSP Services during a remote call from HLOS to DSP

Memory corruption in DSP Services during a remote call from HLOS to DSP.

Vendor Product Affected Status
qualcomm ipq5010_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm ipq6010_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm ipq6018_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm ipq6028_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm ipq8064_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm ipq8065_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm ipq8068_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm ipq8070_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm ipq8070a_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm ipq8071a_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm ipq8072a_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm ipq8074a_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm ipq8076_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm ipq8076a_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm ipq8078_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm ipq8078a_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm ipq8173_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm ipq8174_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm mdm9650_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm qam8255p_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm qam8295p_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm qam8650p_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm qam8775p_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm qca4024_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm qca6174a_firmware Through * Affected
Published
05 Dec 2023
Exploitation Reported
05 Dec 2023
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

Tags

cisa

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 05 Dec 2023

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2023-12-05 00:00 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.7%

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  2. Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  3. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2023-33063",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 7.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.007,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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