BlueZ Phone Book Access Profile heap-based overflow

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in BlueZ (affected version not known). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Phone Book Access Profile. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 12/20/2023 as ZDI-23-1812. The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-50230 since 12/05/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 210817 (RHEL 9 : bluez (RHSA-2024:9413)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (210817). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 210817
Nessus Name: RHEL 9 : bluez (RHSA-2024:9413)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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12/05/2023 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ZDI-23-1812
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-50230 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-50230
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-248509

Entryinfo

Created: 12/20/2023 12:48 PM
Updated: 04/20/2025 11:08 PM
Changes: 12/20/2023 12:48 PM (37), 11/12/2024 11:05 PM (17), 04/20/2025 11:08 PM (3)
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