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CVE-2023-50230


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-20938.


Published

2024-05-03T03:16:11.853

Last Modified

2025-07-08T16:28:02.977

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.0 (HIGH)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-122

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application bluez bluez < 5.70 Yes

References