Classic Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Apache NimBLE
CVE-2024-47248

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Apache
Status
Apache Nimble
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 November 2024

What is CVE-2024-47248?

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.

Affected Version(s)

Apache NimBLE 0 <= 1.7.0

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/z8m7jqh54xybf9kz8q2l3tz92...
vendor-advisory
https://github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/4f75c0b3b4...
patch

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Wei Che Kao (Xiaobye), graduate student from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Dept. of CS, Security and Systems Lab.
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