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DEBIAN-CVE-2023-51596

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-51596 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.099999904632568 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.0
7.099999904632568
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12bluez5.73-1, 5.85-3, 5.85-2
Debian:14bluez5.84-1, 0, 5.82-1.1
Debian:11bluez5.82-1.1, 5.55-3.1+deb11u2, 5.55-3.1+deb11u1
Debian:13bluez5.83-1~exp1, 5.84-1, 5.85-1

Timeline

  • May 3, 2024 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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