CVE-2025-21488 | Buffer Over-read in Data Network Stack & Connectivity

Information disclosure while decoding this RTP packet headers received by UE from the network when the padding bit is set.

Published: 2025-09-24 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-21488 is rated Low Risk (38.2/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.24%). 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-2025-21488

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 0.05% 0.24% +0.19%
2 2026-04-20 0.04% 0.05% +0.01%
3 2026-01-29 0.04%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-21488

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.2 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
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:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
3.9 4.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-21488

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-21488

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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_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 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 qca6595au_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6595au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qca6696_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6696_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcm4490_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcm4490_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs410_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs410_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs4490_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs4490_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qcs610_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qcs610_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm qmp1000_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qmp1000_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 sa6155_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6155_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sa6155p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6155p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sa8155_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8155_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sa8155p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8155p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd_8_gen1_5g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd_8_gen1_5g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd660_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd660_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd670_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd670_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sd865_5g_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sd865_5g_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sdm429w_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sdm429w_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sg4150p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sg4150p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm4125_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm4125_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm4635_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm4635_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm6370_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm6370_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm6650_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm6650_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm7635_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7635_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm7675_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7675_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm7675p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm7675p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm8550p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8550p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm8635_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8635_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm8635p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8635p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm8650q_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8650q_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm8735_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8735_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm8750_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8750_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sm8750p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sm8750p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_4_gen_1_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_4_gen_1_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_4_gen_2_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_4_gen_2_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_429_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_429_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_460_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_460_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_480_5g_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_480_5g_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_480\+_5g_mobile_platform_\(sm4350-ac\)_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_480\+_5g_mobile_platform_\(sm4350-ac\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_660_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_660_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_662_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_662_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_670_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_670_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_680_4g_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_680_4g_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_685_4g_mobile_platform_\(sm6225-ad\)_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_685_4g_mobile_platform_\(sm6225-ad\)_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_695_5g_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_695_5g_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_710_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_710_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_8_gen_1_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_8_gen_1_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_8_gen_2_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_8_gen_2_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_8_gen_3_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_8_gen_3_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_8\+_gen_1_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_8\+_gen_1_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_8\+_gen_2_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_8\+_gen_2_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_820_automotive_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_820_automotive_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_845_mobile_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_845_mobile_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_w5\+_gen_1_wearable_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_w5\+_gen_1_wearable_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_xr1_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_xr1_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_xr2_5g_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_xr2_5g_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm snapdragon_xr2\+_gen_1_platform_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:snapdragon_xr2\+_gen_1_platform_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sw5100_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sw5100_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sw5100p_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sw5100p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm sxr1120_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sxr1120_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm talynplus_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:talynplus_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm wcd9326_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9326_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm wcd9335_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9335_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 wcd9375_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9375_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
qualcomm wcd9378_firmware cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:wcd9378_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-21488

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