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.
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| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2023-56308 | 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. |
Tue, 08 Jul 2025 16:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time appeared |
Bluez
Bluez bluez |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:bluez:bluez:5.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Bluez
Bluez bluez |
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 02:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time appeared |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
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| CPEs | cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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| Vendors & Products |
Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux |
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zdi
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-02T22:40:33.961Z
Reserved: 2023-12-20T20:38:20.871Z
Link: CVE-2023-51596
Updated: 2024-08-02T22:40:33.961Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2024-05-03T03:16:20.460
Modified: 2026-06-17T06:41:17.487
Link: CVE-2023-51596
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CWE-122
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
EUVD