{"id":86175,"date":"2026-01-01T02:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T02:02:10","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"cve-2024-33058-high-risk-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-adsp-memory-assignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-33058-high-risk-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-adsp-memory-assignment\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2024-33058: High-Risk Memory Corruption Vulnerability in ADSP Memory Assignment<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

The CVE-2024-33058 vulnerability is a severe security flaw that could potentially compromise systems or lead to data leakage. Memory corruption occurs during the assignment of memory from the source DDR memory (HLOS) to ADSP. This vulnerability presents a significant risk to any system that uses ADSP, given its high CVSS severity score and the potential for data compromise.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2024-33058
\nSeverity: High (7.5)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: Low
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: Potential system compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

ADSP Software | All prior to patch
\nEmbedded Systems using ADSP | All prior to patch<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The exploit takes advantage of the memory corruption that occurs during the assignment of memory from the source DDR memory (HLOS) to ADSP. An attacker could manipulate this corruption to gain unauthorized access to the system or to leak sensitive data. The vulnerability does not require user interaction, and thus, is particularly dangerous as it can be exploited remotely and without notice.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

The following is a conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited. This pseudocode simulates an attacker sending a malformed packet to trigger the memory corruption:<\/p>\n

def exploit(target_ip):\npacket = create_malformed_packet()\nsend_packet(target_ip, packet)\ndef create_malformed_packet():\npacket = Packet()\npacket.set_payload(generate_corrupt_data())\nreturn packet\ndef generate_corrupt_data():\n# Generate data that causes memory corruption\nreturn \"malicious_data\"\ndef send_packet(ip, packet):\n# Send the packet to the target IP\npass\nexploit(\"target_ip\")<\/code><\/pre>\n
Please note that this is a conceptual example and does not represent a real-world attack scenario.<\/p>\n
Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n
Users are advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as possible to mitigate the vulnerability. As a temporary measure, it is recommended to use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and prevent potential exploitation attempts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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