CVE-2024-33043 [Medium] | Out-of-bounds Read in Apq8017 Firmware

CVE-2024-33043 is rated Low Risk (32.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.11%). 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%	0.11%	+0.06%
2	2025-11-18	0.08%	0.04%	-0.03%
3	2025-10-11	—	0.08%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-11-21

0.04%

0.11%

+0.06%

2025-11-18

0.08%

0.04%

-0.03%

2025-10-11

—

0.08%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
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

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-2024-33043

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
qualcomm	apq8017_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:apq8017_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	aqt1000_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:aqt1000_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	msm8108_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8108_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8209_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8209_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8608_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8608_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8909w_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8909w_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	msm8996au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8996au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qam8255p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8255p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qam8295p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8295p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qam8775p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8775p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6310_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6310_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6320_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6320_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6335_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6335_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	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	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	qcs4490_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs4490_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	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	205_mobile_platform_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:205_mobile_platform_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	215_mobile_platform_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:215_mobile_platform_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	video_collaboration_vc5_platform_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:video_collaboration_vc5_platform_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	robotics_rb3_platform_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:robotics_rb3_platform_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	sa8255p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8255p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8295p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8295p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8770p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8770p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8775p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8775p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa9000p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa9000p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd_8_gen1_5g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_8_gen1_5g_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd626_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd626_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd660_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd660_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2024-33043

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

URL

CVE-2024-33043 | Buffer Over-read in FM Host

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-33043

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-33043

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-33043

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-33043

References for CVE-2024-33043