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CVE-2024-24746

Apache NimBLE: Denial of service in NimBLE Bluetooth stack

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in Apache NimBLE. Specially crafted GATT operation can cause infinite loop in GATT server leading to denial of service in Bluetooth stack or device. This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.6.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.7.0, which fixes the issue.

Bucle con vulnerabilidad de condición de salida inalcanzable ("bucle infinito") en Apache NimBLE. La operación GATT especialmente manipulada puede causar un bucle infinito en el servidor GATT que lleva a la denegación de servicio en la pila o dispositivo Bluetooth. Este problema afecta a Apache NimBLE: hasta 1.6.0. Se recomienda a los usuarios actualizar a la versión 1.7.0, que soluciona el problema.

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in Apache NimBLE. Specially crafted GATT operation can cause infinite loop in GATT server leading to denial of service in Bluetooth stack or device. This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.6.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.7.0, which fixes the issue.

*Credits: Baptiste Boyer from Quarkslab Vulnerability Reports team
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-01-29 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-04-06 CVE Published
  • 2025-02-13 CVE Updated
  • 2025-04-15 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Apache Software Foundation
Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation"
 Apache NimBLE
Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation" for product "Apache NimBLE"
 <= 1.6.0
Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation" for product "Apache NimBLE" and version " <= 1.6.0"
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Affected