CVE-2024-47249: Apache NimBLE: Lack of input sanitization leading to out-of-bound reads in multiple advertisement handler

Description

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.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-47249

Affected Products

Vendor: Apache Software Foundation

Product: Apache NimBLE

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 11.44% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-03 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/7ckxw6481dp68ons627pjcb27c75n0mq

Timeline