SB2025120229 - Denial of service in ESP-IDF



SB2025120229 - Denial of service in ESP-IDF

Published: December 2, 2025 Updated: December 26, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025120229
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Physical access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-66409)

The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in ESP32 Bluetooth AVRCP command handling. An attacker with physical proximity to device can send a specially crafted VENDOR DEPENDENT command with a buffer shorter than required by the AVRCP protocol, trigger an out-of-bounds read and perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.