CVE-2023-21662 | Buffer Copy without Checking the Size of Input(Classic Buffer Overflow) in Core Platform

Memory corruption in Core Platform while printing the response buffer in log.

Published: 2023-09-05 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-21662 is rated Low Risk (37/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.05%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-21662

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-11-21 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
2 2025-11-18 0.05% 0.04% -0.01%
3 2025-03-25 0.05%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-21662

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-21662

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-21662

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qualcomm aqt1000_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:aqt1000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm ar8035_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar8035_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm fsm10056_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fsm10056_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm ipq5010_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq5010_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm ipq5018_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq5018_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm ipq5028_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq5028_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm ipq9008_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq9008_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm ipq9574_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ipq9574_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qam8295p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8295p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6174a_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6174a_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6310_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6310_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6335_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6335_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6390_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6390_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6391_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6391_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6420_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6420_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6421_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6421_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6426_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6426_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6430_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6430_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6431_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6431_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6436_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6436_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6564_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6564_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6564a_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6564a_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6564au_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6564au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6574_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6574_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6574a_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6574a_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6574au_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6574au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6595_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6595_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6595au_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6595au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6696_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6696_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6698aq_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6698aq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca8081_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8081_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca8082_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8082_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca8084_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8084_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca8085_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8085_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca8337_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8337_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca8386_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8386_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca9377_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9377_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcm6490_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm6490_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn6023_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn6023_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn6024_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn6024_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn6122_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn6122_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn6132_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn6132_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn9000_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn9011_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9011_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn9012_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9012_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn9022_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9022_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn9024_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9024_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn9070_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9070_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn9072_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9072_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn9074_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9074_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn9100_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9100_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn9274_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9274_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs603_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs603_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs605_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs605_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs6490_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs6490_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs8155_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs8155_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qrb5165_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qrb5165_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qrb5165m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qrb5165m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qrb5165n_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qrb5165n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qsm8350_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qsm8350_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sa4150p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa4150p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sa4155p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa4155p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sa6145p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6145p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sa6150p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6150p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sa6155_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6155_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sa6155p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6155p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sa8145p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8145p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sa8150p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8150p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sa8155_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8155_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sa8155p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8155p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sa8195p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8195p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sa8295p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8295p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sa8540p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8540p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sa9000p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa9000p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_675_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_675_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_8_gen1_5g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_8_gen1_5g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_8cx_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_8cx_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_8cx_gen2_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_8cx_gen2_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_8cx_gen3_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_8cx_gen3_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd660_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd660_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-21662

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