CVE-2023-2683
Connection update while closing connection may lead to denial-of-service
A memory leak in the EFR32 Bluetooth LE stack 5.1.0 through 5.1.1 allows an attacker to send an invalid pairing message and cause future legitimate connection attempts to fail. A reset of the device immediately clears the error.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Connection update while closing connection may lead to denial-of-service
A memory leak in the EFR32 Bluetooth LE stack 5.1.0 through 5.1.1 allows an attacker to send an invalid pairing message and cause future legitimate connection attempts to fail. A reset of the device immediately clears the error.
- Record
CVE-2023-2683- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-401
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-34147
A memory leak in the EFR32 Bluetooth LE stack 5.1.0 through 5.1.1 allows an attacker to send an invalid pairing message and cause future legitimate connection attempts to fail. A reset of the device immediately clears the error.
- Record
EUVD-2023-34147- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xgxr-3384-47xm
A memory leak in the EFR32 Bluetooth LE stack 5.1.0 through 5.1.1 allows an attacker to send an...
A memory leak in the EFR32 Bluetooth LE stack 5.1.0 through 5.1.1 allows an attacker to send an invalid pairing message and cause future legitimate connection attempts to fail. A reset of the device immediately clears the error.
- Record
GHSA-xgxr-3384-47xm- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-401
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A memory leak in the EFR32 Bluetooth LE stack 5.1.0 through 5.1.1 allows an attacker to send an invalid pairing message and cause future legitimate connection attempts to fail. A reset of the device immediately clears the error.
- Record
CVE-2023-2683- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-401, CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-2683 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Silabs Bluetooth Low Energy Software Development Kit, published June 15, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.