CVE-2024-49844
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMemory corruption while triggering commands in the PlayReady Trusted application.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · low confidenceA memory corruption vulnerability exists in the PlayReady Trusted Application component that can be triggered when issuing specific commands. This could allow an attacker to achieve code execution or escalate privileges via the corrupted memory state.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Qualcomm Ar8035 network hardwareCheck system hardware inventory or network adapter details for Qualcomm AR8035 PHY or network controller. On Linux, run 'lspci -v' or check '/sys/class/net/' for network interface details. On Windows, check Device Manager for network adapters.Affected if A Qualcomm Ar8035 network component is present in the system
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Identify Qualcomm Fastconnect wireless modulesCheck for Fastconnect 6200, 6700, 6800, or 6900 wireless adapters. On Linux, run 'lspci | grep -i fastconnect' or check wireless driver info via 'iw list'. On Windows, check Device Manager under Network adapters.Affected if A Qualcomm Fastconnect wireless module (6200/6700/6800/6900) is present
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Identify Qualcomm Snapdragon automotive platformsCheck system information or hardware specs for Sa8155p, Sa8195p, or Sa8255p processors. On Linux, check '/proc/cpuinfo' or dmidecode output. On embedded systems, check bootloader or firmware tables.Affected if A Qualcomm Snapdragon automotive platform (Sa8155p, Sa8195p, or Sa8255p) is present in the system
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Check PlayReady Trusted Application statusVerify if Microsoft PlayReady components are installed and active. On Windows, check for PlayReady DLLs in System32 or examine Windows Media Player or Edge browser PlayReady usage. On embedded systems, check for PlayReady trusted application runtime files.Affected if PlayReady Trusted Application component is present and enabled on the system
If any of the affected Qualcomm firmware components (Ar8035, Fastconnect 6200/6700/6800/6900, or Sa8155p/8195p/8255p) are present AND PlayReady Trusted Application is enabled, the system is vulnerable to this CVE.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply Microsoft security updates for PlayReady when released. Minimize attack surface by restricting access to PlayReady components and trusted application interfaces.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-49844 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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