Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2024-43047

Use After Free in DSP Service

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

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What it is

CVE-2024-43047 is Use After Free in DSP Service affecting Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon. Memory corruption while maintaining memory maps of HLOS memory.

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 while maintaining memory maps of HLOS memory

Memory corruption while maintaining memory maps of HLOS memory.

Vendor Product Affected Status
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Snapdragon 685 4G Mobile Platform (SM6225-AD) Affected
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Mobile Platform Affected
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Snapdragon 865 5G Mobile Platform Affected
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Snapdragon 865+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AB) Affected
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Snapdragon 870 5G Mobile Platform (SM8250-AC) Affected
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Snapdragon 888 5G Mobile Platform Affected
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Snapdragon 888+ 5G Mobile Platform (SM8350-AC) Affected
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Affected
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Snapdragon Auto 5G Modem-RF Gen 2 Affected
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Snapdragon X55 5G Modem-RF System Affected
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon Snapdragon XR2 5G Platform Affected
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon SW5100 Affected
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon SW5100P Affected
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon SXR2130 Affected
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon WCD9335 Affected
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon WCD9341 Affected
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon WCD9370 Affected
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon WCD9375 Affected
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon WCD9380 Affected
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon WCD9385 Affected
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon WCN3950 Affected
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon WCN3980 Affected
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon WCN3988 Affected
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon WCN3990 Affected
Qualcomm, Inc. Snapdragon WSA8810 Affected
Published
07 Oct 2024
Exploitation Reported
08 Oct 2024
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 08 Oct 2024

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2024-10-08 00:00 UTC

Detection

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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. Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  2. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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Free JSON includes basic KEV fields
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2024-43047",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 7.8,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.00674,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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