CVE-2024-38416 [Medium] | Out-of-bounds Read in Ar8035 Firmware

CVE-2024-38416 is rated Low Risk (32.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-03-14	0.04%	0.07%	+0.03%
2	2025-02-04	—	0.04%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-03-14

0.04%

0.07%

+0.03%

2025-02-04

—

0.04%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
6.1	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L` 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:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:L) Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.	1.8	4.2	[email protected]
5.5	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N` 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:N) Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	1.8	3.6	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

6.1

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L 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:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L): Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.

1.8

4.2

[email protected]

5.5

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N 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:N): Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

1.8

3.6

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-38416

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
qualcomm	ar8035_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:ar8035_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	c-v2x_9150_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:c-v2x_9150_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	msm8996au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:msm8996au_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qam8295p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8295p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6391_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6391_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6426_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6426_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6436_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6436_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6564a_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6564a_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca6564au_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6564au_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	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	qca8337_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca8337_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9367_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9367_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qca9377_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca9377_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcc710_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcc710_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn6224_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn6224_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn6274_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn6274_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcn9074_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcn9074_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs410_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs410_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs610_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs610_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qcs8550_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs8550_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qfw7114_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qfw7114_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qfw7124_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qfw7124_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	qsm8250_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qsm8250_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	sa6145p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6145p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa6150p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6150p_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	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	sa8530p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8530p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa8540p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8540p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sa9000p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa9000p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sd865_5g_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd865_5g_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sdx55_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdx55_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	snapdragon_820_automotive_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_820_automotive_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	snapdragon_865_5g_mobile_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_865_5g_mobile_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	snapdragon_865\+_5g_mobile_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_865\+_5g_mobile_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	snapdragon_870_5g_mobile_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_870_5g_mobile_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	snapdragon_auto_5g_modem-rf_gen_2_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_auto_5g_modem-rf_gen_2_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	snapdragon_x55_5g_modem-rf_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_x55_5g_modem-rf_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	snapdragon_x72_5g_modem-rf_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_x72_5g_modem-rf_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	snapdragon_x75_5g_modem-rf_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_x75_5g_modem-rf_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	snapdragon_xr2_5g_platform_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_xr2_5g_platform_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sxr2130_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sxr2130_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sxr2230p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sxr2230p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	sxr2250p_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sxr2250p_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9340_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9340_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9341_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9341_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9370_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9370_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9380_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9380_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcd9385_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9385_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3660b_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3660b_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3680b_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3680b_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3950_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3950_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wcn3980_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcn3980_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wsa8810_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8810_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wsa8815_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8815_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wsa8830_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8830_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wsa8832_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8832_firmware:-:::::::*
qualcomm	wsa8835_firmware	—	cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wsa8835_firmware:-:::::::*

References for CVE-2024-38416

URL	Tags
https://docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/february-2025-bulletin.html	Patch Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2024-38416 | Buffer Over-read in Audio

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-38416

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-38416

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-38416

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-38416

References for CVE-2024-38416