8.4
HIGH
CVE-2023-21642
HAB Memory Privilege Escalation
Description

Memory corruption in HAB Memory management due to broad system privileges via physical address.

INFO

Published Date :

May 2, 2023, 6:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2024, 5:16 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.5
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-21642 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Qualcomm qam8295p_firmware
2 Qualcomm qca6574au_firmware
3 Qualcomm qca6696_firmware
4 Qualcomm sa6145p_firmware
5 Qualcomm sa6150p_firmware
6 Qualcomm sa6155p_firmware
7 Qualcomm sa8145p_firmware
8 Qualcomm sa8150p_firmware
9 Qualcomm sa8155p_firmware
10 Qualcomm sa8195p_firmware
11 Qualcomm sa8295p_firmware
12 Qualcomm sa8540p_firmware
13 Qualcomm sa9000p_firmware
14 Qualcomm qca6574au
15 Qualcomm qca6696
16 Qualcomm sa6145p
17 Qualcomm sa6150p
18 Qualcomm sa6155p
19 Qualcomm sa8150p
20 Qualcomm sa8155p
21 Qualcomm sa8195p
22 Qualcomm sa8145p
23 Qualcomm qam8295p
24 Qualcomm sa8295p
25 Qualcomm sa9000p
26 Qualcomm sa8540p
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 26
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-21642.

URL Resource
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/may-2023-bulletin Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-21642 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-21642 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Qualcomm, Inc. CWE-284
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/may-2023-bulletin No Types Assigned https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/may-2023-bulletin Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qam8295p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qam8295p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6574au_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6574au:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:qca6696_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:qca6696:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6145p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sa6145p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6150p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sa6150p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa6155p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sa6155p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8145p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sa8145p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8150p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sa8150p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8155p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sa8155p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8195p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sa8195p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8295p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sa8295p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa8540p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sa8540p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:sa9000p_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:qualcomm:sa9000p:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-21642 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-21642 weaknesses.

CAPEC-19: Embedding Scripts within Scripts Embedding Scripts within Scripts CAPEC-441: Malicious Logic Insertion Malicious Logic Insertion CAPEC-478: Modification of Windows Service Configuration Modification of Windows Service Configuration CAPEC-479: Malicious Root Certificate Malicious Root Certificate CAPEC-502: Intent Spoof Intent Spoof CAPEC-503: WebView Exposure WebView Exposure CAPEC-536: Data Injected During Configuration Data Injected During Configuration CAPEC-546: Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment CAPEC-550: Install New Service Install New Service CAPEC-551: Modify Existing Service Modify Existing Service CAPEC-552: Install Rootkit Install Rootkit CAPEC-556: Replace File Extension Handlers Replace File Extension Handlers CAPEC-558: Replace Trusted Executable Replace Trusted Executable CAPEC-562: Modify Shared File Modify Shared File CAPEC-563: Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot CAPEC-564: Run Software at Logon Run Software at Logon CAPEC-578: Disable Security Software Disable Security Software
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.14069

percentile

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