Medium severity · published Nov 26, 2024
CVE-2024-47248
Apache NimBLE: Buffer overflow in NimBLE MESH Bluetooth stack
6.3
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Specially crafted MESH message could result in memory corruption when non-default build configuration is used.
This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.7.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.8.0, which fixes the issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 54% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AN
Apache NimBLE · Apache Software Foundation
through 1.7.0 · source: vendor
NI
Nimble · Apache
before 1.8.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47248
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-47248
Patch
https://github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/4f75c0b3b466186beff40e8489870c6cee076aaa
Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread/z8m7jqh54xybf9kz8q2l3tz92zsj7tmz
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/26/2
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