CVE-2023-21649
Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input (`Classic Buffer Overflow`) in WLAN
Memory corruption in WLAN while running doDriverCmd for an unspecific command.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Buffer Copy Without Checking Size of Input (`Classic Buffer Overflow`) in WLAN
Memory corruption in WLAN while running doDriverCmd for an unspecific command.
- Record
CVE-2023-21649- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-25816
Memory corruption in WLAN while running doDriverCmd for an unspecific command.
- Record
EUVD-2023-25816- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5p9w-p3rg-mcf8
Memory corruption in WLAN while running doDriverCmd for an unspecific command.
Memory corruption in WLAN while running doDriverCmd for an unspecific command.
- Record
GHSA-5p9w-p3rg-mcf8- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Memory corruption in WLAN while running doDriverCmd for an unspecific command.
- Record
CVE-2023-21649- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- qualcomm apq8096au firmware
- qualcomm aqt1000 firmware
- qualcomm mdm9628 firmware
- qualcomm mdm9650 firmware
- qualcomm qca6390 firmware
- qualcomm qca6391 firmware
- qualcomm qca6420 firmware
- qualcomm qca6421 firmware
- qualcomm qca6426 firmware
- qualcomm qca6430 firmware
- qualcomm qca6431 firmware
- qualcomm qca6436 firmware
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- qualcomm qca6554a firmware
- qualcomm qca6564a firmware
- qualcomm qca6564au firmware
- qualcomm qca6574 firmware
- qualcomm qca6574a firmware
- qualcomm qca6574au firmware
- qualcomm qca6584au firmware
- qualcomm qca6595 firmware
- qualcomm qca6595au firmware
- qualcomm qca6696 firmware
- qualcomm qca8337 firmware
- qualcomm qcc5100 firmware
- qualcomm qcn9074 firmware
- qualcomm qcs410 firmware
- qualcomm qcs610 firmware
- qualcomm sa6145p firmware
- qualcomm sa6150p firmware
- qualcomm sa6155p firmware
- qualcomm sa8145p firmware
- qualcomm sa8150p firmware
- qualcomm sa8155p firmware
- qualcomm sa8195p firmware
- qualcomm sd480 firmware
- qualcomm sd695 firmware
- qualcomm sd855 firmware
- qualcomm sd865 5g firmware
- qualcomm sd870 firmware
- qualcomm sda429w firmware
- qualcomm sdx55 firmware
- qualcomm sdx55m firmware
- qualcomm sdxr2 5g firmware
- qualcomm sm4375 firmware
- qualcomm sw5100 firmware
- qualcomm sw5100p firmware
- qualcomm wcd9341 firmware
- qualcomm wcd9370 firmware
- qualcomm wcd9375 firmware
- qualcomm wcd9380 firmware
- qualcomm wcd9385 firmware
- qualcomm wcn3610 firmware
- qualcomm wcn3660b firmware
- qualcomm wcn3680b firmware
- qualcomm wcn3950 firmware
- qualcomm wcn3980 firmware
- qualcomm wcn3988 firmware
- qualcomm wcn3991 firmware
- qualcomm wcn3998 firmware
- qualcomm wcn6850 firmware
- qualcomm wcn6851 firmware
- qualcomm wsa8810 firmware
- qualcomm wsa8815 firmware
- qualcomm wsa8830 firmware
- qualcomm wsa8835 firmware
- qualcomm, inc. snapdragon
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
:unknown:Android |
SoCVersion:0 up to SoCVersion:2023-08-05, plus listed versions SoCVersion |
SoCVersion:2023-08-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-21649 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Qualcomm Apq8096au Firmware, published August 1, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.11%, the 1st percentile. Fixed in :unknown: SoCVersion:2023-08-05.