CVE-2024-23357 [Medium] | Denial of Service in Apq8017 Firmware

CVE-2024-23357 is rated Low Risk (37.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.15%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-11-21	0.04%	0.15%	+0.10%
2	2025-11-18	0.10%	0.04%	-0.05%
3	2025-09-13	—	0.10%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-11-21

0.04%

0.15%

+0.10%

2025-11-18

0.10%

0.04%

-0.05%

2025-09-13

—

0.10%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
6.2	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.5	3.6	[email protected]
5.5	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N) Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way. Integrity (I:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	1.8	3.6	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

6.2

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.5

3.6

[email protected]

5.5

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:N): Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

1.8

3.6

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-23357

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
qualcomm	apq8017_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8017_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	apq8037_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8037_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	fastconnect_6200_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_6200_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	fastconnect_6700_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_6700_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	fastconnect_6800_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_6800_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	fastconnect_6900_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_6900_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	fastconnect_7800_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:fastconnect_7800_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	flight_rb5_5g_platform_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:flight_rb5_5g_platform_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	home_hub_100_platform_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:home_hub_100_platform_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	pm8937_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:pm8937_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qam8255p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8255p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qam8295p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8295p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qam8620p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8620p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qam8650p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8650p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qam8775p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8775p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qamsrv1h_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qamsrv1h_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qamsrv1m_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qamsrv1m_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6174a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6174a_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	qca6678aq_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6678aq_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6688aq_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6688aq_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	qca9379_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9379_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcc710_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcc710_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcm2150_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm2150_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	qcm4490_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm4490_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	qcn9011_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9011_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn9012_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9012_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn9024_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9024_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs2290_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs2290_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs4290_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs4290_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs4490_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs4490_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs5430_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs5430_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs6125_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs6125_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs6490_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs6490_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs7230_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs7230_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs8250_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs8250_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	qep8111_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qep8111_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:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2024-23357

URL	Tags
https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/august-2024-bulletin.html	Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2024-23357 | NULL Pointer Dereference in HLOS

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-23357

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-23357

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-23357

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-23357

References for CVE-2024-23357