CVE-2024-47249

Apache NimBLE: Lack of input sanitization leading to out-of-bound reads in multiple advertisement handler

Severity Score

5.0

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in Apache NimBLE. Lack of input validation for HCI events from controller could result in out-of-bound memory corruption and crash.
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.

Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in Apache NimBLE. Lack of input validation for HCI events from controller could result in out-of-bound memory corruption and crash. 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.

*Credits: Eunkyu Lee

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-09-23 CVE Reserved
2024-11-26 CVE Published
2024-12-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-28 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-129: Improper Validation of Array Index

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/26/3

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/f39330866a85fa4de49246e9d21334bc8d14f0a1	2024-12-06

URL	Date	SRC
https://lists.apache.org/thread/7ckxw6481dp68ons627pjcb27c75n0mq	2024-11-26

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"				<= 1.7.0 Search vendor "Apache Software Foundation" for product "Apache NimBLE" and version " <= 1.7.0"		en		Affected