CVE-2023-43516
Use of out-of-range pointer offset in Video
Memory corruption when malformed message payload is received from firmware.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Use of out-of-range pointer offset in Video
Memory corruption when malformed message payload is received from firmware.
- Record
CVE-2023-43516- 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-823
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-47922
Memory corruption when malformed message payload is received from firmware.
- Record
EUVD-2023-47922- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-52vv-5jc5-5gmv
Memory corruption when malformed message payload is received from firmware.
Memory corruption when malformed message payload is received from firmware.
- Record
GHSA-52vv-5jc5-5gmv- 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-787, CWE-823
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Memory corruption when malformed message payload is received from firmware.
- Record
CVE-2023-43516- 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-823, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/vendor/opensource/video-driverAndroid | SoCVersion:0 up to SoCVersion:2024-02-05, plus listed versions SoCVersion | SoCVersion:2024-02-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-43516 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Qualcomm Fastconnect 6900 Firmware, published February 1, 2024. 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 platform/vendor/opensource/video-driver SoCVersion:2024-02-05.
References
qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/february-2024-bulletin
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43516
github.com/advisories/GHSA-52vv-5jc5-5gmv
source.android.com/security/bulletin/2024-02-01
git.codelinaro.org/clo/la/platform/vendor/opensource/video-driver/-/commit/e21682f825e909a4389bee60bcd1768423aede97