CVE-2023-33022 | Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow in HLOS

Memory corruption in HLOS while invoking IOCTL calls from user-space.

Published: 2023-12-04 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-33022 is rated Low Risk (35.6/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.16%). 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-2023-33022

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 2026-06-15 0.06% 0.16% +0.10%
2 2025-11-21 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
3 2025-11-18 0.04%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-33022

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.4 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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.
2.5 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-2023-33022

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-33022

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
qualcomm 315_5g_iot_modem_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:315_5g_iot_modem_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm aqt1000_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:aqt1000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm ar8035_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar8035_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm csra6620_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csra6620_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm csra6640_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:csra6640_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm wcn3991_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3991_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm wcn3998_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3998_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm wcn6750_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn6750_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6390_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6390_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm wcn685x-5_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn685x-5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm wcn685x-1_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn685x-1_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm wcn785x-1_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn785x-1_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm wcn785x-5_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn785x-5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm flight_rb5_5g_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:flight_rb5_5g_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qam8255p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8255p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qam8295p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8295p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qam8650p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8650p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qam8775p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8775p_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 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 qca6584au_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6584au_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 qca6797aq_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6797aq_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca8081_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8081_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca8337_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8337_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcc710_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcc710_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcm2290_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm2290_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcm4290_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm4290_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcm4325_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm4325_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcm5430_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm5430_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcm6125_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm6125_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcm6490_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm6490_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcm8550_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm8550_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn6024_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn6024_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn6224_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn6224_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn6274_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn6274_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn7606_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn7606_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcn9024_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9024_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs2290_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs2290_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs410_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs410_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs4290_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs4290_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs5430_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs5430_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs610_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs610_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs6125_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs6125_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs6490_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs6490_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs8550_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs8550_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qdu1000_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qdu1000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qdu1010_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qdu1010_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qdu1110_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qdu1110_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qdu1210_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qdu1210_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qdx1010_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qdx1010_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qdx1011_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qdx1011_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qfw7114_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qfw7114_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qfw7124_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qfw7124_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qrb5165m_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qrb5165m_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qrb5165n_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qrb5165n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qru1032_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qru1032_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qru1052_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qru1052_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qru1062_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qru1062_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qsm8250_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qsm8250_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qsm8350_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qsm8350_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm video_collaboration_vc1_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:video_collaboration_vc1_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm video_collaboration_vc3_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:video_collaboration_vc3_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qrb5165_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qrb5165_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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-33022

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