CVE-2023-21659

Buffer Over-read in WLAN Firmware

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: June 6, 2023 at 07:39 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:33 AM UTC
402 products affected across 1 vendorWCD9380WSA8835WSA8830

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

Transient DOS in WLAN Firmware while processing frames with missing header fields.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

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qualcomm-315-5g-iot-modem (same device)
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qualcomm-flight-rb5-5g-platform (same device)
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qualcomm-immersive-home-214-platform (same device)
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qualcomm-immersive-home-216-platform (same device)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

7.5HIGHqualcomm
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-126CWE-125

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