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CVE-2022-33279

Stack based buffer overflow in WLAN

9.8 Critical

Memory corruption due to stack based buffer overflow in WLAN having invalid WNM frame length.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.61%Down 0.3 points since Feb 9, 2023
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.8

Stack based buffer overflow in WLAN

Memory corruption due to stack based buffer overflow in WLAN having invalid WNM frame length.

Record
CVE-2022-33279
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-121
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-36322 9.8

Memory corruption due to stack based buffer overflow in WLAN having invalid WNM frame length.

Record
EUVD-2022-36322
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9j65-jf8c-2vqp 9.8

Memory corruption due to stack based buffer overflow in WLAN having invalid WNM frame length.

Memory corruption due to stack based buffer overflow in WLAN having invalid WNM frame length.

Record
GHSA-9j65-jf8c-2vqp
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-121, CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 9.8

Memory corruption due to stack based buffer overflow in WLAN having invalid WNM frame length.

Record
CVE-2022-33279
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-121, CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliases, publishedEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2022-33279 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Qualcomm Ar9380 Firmware, published February 9, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.61%, the 49th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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