Bosch Sensortec BHI385 SensorAPI up to 2.1.0 Debug Message Parser bhi385_parse.c bhi385_parse_debug_message data_ptr stack-based overflow

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Bosch Sensortec BHI385 SensorAPI up to 2.1.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function bhi385_parse_debug_message of the file bhi385_parse.c of the component Debug Message Parser. The manipulation of the argument data_ptr results in stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-42805. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Bosch Sensortec BHI385 SensorAPI up to 2.1.0. Affected is the function bhi385_parse_debug_message of the file bhi385_parse.c of the component Debug Message Parser. The manipulation of the argument data_ptr with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the Bosch Sensortec BHI385 SensorAPI (C library) within the debug message parser function bhi385_parse_debug_message (located in bhi385_parse.c). The function parses FIFO events and extracts an 8-bit message length directly from the attacker-controlled event payload (callback_info->data_ptr[0]) without enforcing bounds checks or clamping the value. When copying the payload into a fixed-size stack buffer of 17 bytes (uint8_t debug_msg[17]) via memcpy, providing a length byte greater than 16 causes the function to write past the allocated stack boundary. This memory corruption can be triggered by a malicious or compromised sensor or bus participant, leading to a firmware crash, Denial of Service (DoS), or potentially the execution of arbitrary code via adjacent stack data corruption.

The advisory is available at psirt.bosch.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-42805 since 04/30/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/10/2026).

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

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• Bosch Sensortec

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• BHI385 SensorAPI

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• 2.0
• 2.1.0

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• commercial

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