CVE-2023-51596

BlueZ Phone Book Access Profile Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: May 3, 2024 at 02:15 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:41 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBlueZ

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

BlueZ Phone Book Access Profile Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of BlueZ. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must connect to a malicious Bluetooth device. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the Phone Book Access profile. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-20939.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

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References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

7.1HIGHzdi
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-122

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