What is CVE-2024-33042?

CVE-2024-33042 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm 205, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-09-02.

How severe is CVE-2024-33042?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-33042 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Qualcomm 205

CVE-2024-33042

Memory corruption when Alternative Frequency offset value is set to 255.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2024-09-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 2.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

docs.qualcomm.com/product/publicresources/securitybulletin/september-2024-bulle… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-33042?: CVE-2024-33042 is a high-severity vulnerability in Qualcomm 205, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-09-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-33042?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-33042 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.