Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2023-50229 CVE-2023-50230 |
CWE-ID | CWE-122 |
Exploitation vector | Local network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system libbluetooth3 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component bluez (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Canonical Ltd. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU84605
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50229
CWE-ID:
CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the handling of the Phone Book Access profile. A remote attacker on the local network can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationUpdate the affected package bluez to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 20.04 - 22.04
libbluetooth3 (Ubuntu package): before 5.53-0ubuntu3.9
bluez (Ubuntu package): before 5.53-0ubuntu3.9
CPE2.3http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7222-1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU84603
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-50230
CWE-ID:
CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the handling of the Phone Book Access profile. A remote attacker on the local network can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationUpdate the affected package bluez to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 20.04 - 22.04
libbluetooth3 (Ubuntu package): before 5.53-0ubuntu3.9
bluez (Ubuntu package): before 5.53-0ubuntu3.9
CPE2.3http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7222-1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.