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 sd_675_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm sd_8_gen1_5g_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm sd626_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm sd660_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm sd670_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm sd675_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm sd730_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm sd835_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm sd855_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm sd865_5g_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm sd888_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm sdm429w_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm sdx55_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm sg4150p_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm sg8275p_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm sm4125_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm sm6250_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm sm7250p_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm sm7315_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm sm7325p_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm sm8550p_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm smart_audio_400_platform_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm snapdragon_210_processor_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm snapdragon_212_mobile_platform_firmware Through * Affected
qualcomm snapdragon_4_gen_1_mobile_platform_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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