Advisory Details

December 21st, 2023

(0Day) BlueZ Audio Profile AVRCP avrcp_parse_attribute_list Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-23-1903
ZDI-CAN-20852

CVE ID CVE-2023-51580
CVSS SCORE 5.4, AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
AFFECTED VENDORS BlueZ
AFFECTED PRODUCTS BlueZ
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of root.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

07/04/23 – ZDI reported the vulnerabilities to the vendor
12/18/23 – ZDI asked for updates and notified the vendor of the intention to publish the cases as 0-day advisories

-- Mitigation: Given the nature of the vulnerability, the only salient mitigation strategy is to restrict interaction with the application.


DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2023-04-07 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2023-12-21 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2023-12-21 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT Lucas Leong (@_wmliang_) of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
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