Input validation error in Apache NimBLE - CVE-2024-47249
Published: November 26, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU100950
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-47249
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in HCI events from controller. A local user can use a bogus Bluetooth controller and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Apache NimBLE
How to mitigate CVE-2024-47249
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apache NimBLE - update to 1.8.0