BlueZ Audio Profile AVRCP avrcp_parse_attribute_list out-of-bounds

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in BlueZ. Affected by this vulnerability is the function avrcp_parse_attribute_list of the component Audio Profile AVRCP. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-51580. The attack requires being on the local network. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in BlueZ (affected version not known). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function avrcp_parse_attribute_list of the component Audio Profile AVRCP. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

BlueZ Audio Profile AVRCP avrcp_parse_attribute_list Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. 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. Was ZDI-CAN-20852.

The weakness was released 12/22/2023 as ZDI-23-1903. It is possible to read the advisory at zerodayinitiative.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-51580 since 12/20/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (210817). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• BlueZ

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• open-source

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