Vulnerability · Published Nov 26, 2024 · Assigned by apache
CVE-2024-47250Apache NimBLE: Lack of input validation in HCI advertising report could lead to potential out-of-bound access
Medium 5.0
In plain English
A medium-severity out-of-bounds read in Apache NimBLE from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 53% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Apache NimBLE. Missing proper validation of HCI advertising report could lead to out-of-bound access when parsing HCI event and thus bogus GAP 'device found' events being sent. This issue requires broken or bogus Bluetooth controller and thus severity is considered low. This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.7.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.8.0, which fixes the issue.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache NimBLE | 0 – through 1.7.0 |
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/zdb50spojlqbn0yxd866mbzqjt2vpt85 vendor-advisory
- https://github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/3b7a32ea09a3bffaab831ee0ab193a2375fc4df6 patch
- https://github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/23d61150ddae4bc8356356d7ef09d816fb89da45 patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/26/4