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CVE-2024-47249: Apache NimBLE: Lack of input sanitization leading to out-of-bound reads in multiple advertisement handler

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-11-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-129

Description

Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in Apache NimBLE. Lack of input validation for HCI events from controller could result in out-of-bound memory corruption and crash. This issue requires broken or bogus Bluetooth controller and thus severity is considered low. This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.7.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.8.0, which fixes the issue.

Affected products

• Apache Software Foundation Apache NimBLE: before 1.8.0 — fixed in 1.8.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache NimBLE 1.8.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/f39330866a85fa4de49246e9d21334bc8d14f0a1
• https://lists.apache.org/thread/7ckxw6481dp68ons627pjcb27c75n0mq
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/26/3

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