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CVE-2023-27349: BlueZ Audio Profile AVRCP Improper Validation of Array Index Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-129

Description

BlueZ Audio Profile AVRCP Improper Validation of Array Index Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code via Bluetooth on affected installations of BlueZ. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must connect to a malicious device. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the AVRCP protocol. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-19908.

Affected products

• BlueZ: 5.66

References

• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/bluetooth/bluez.git/commit/?id=f54299a850676d92c3dafd83e9174fcfe420ccc9
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00015.html
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-386/
• https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/bluetooth/bluez.git/commit/?id=f54299a850676d92c3dafd83e9174fcfe420ccc9
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/05/msg00015.html
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/09/msg00022.html
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-386/

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