CVE-2024-24746
Apache NimBLE: Denial of service in NimBLE Bluetooth stack
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Specially crafted GATT operation can cause infinite loop in GATT server leading to denial of service in Bluetooth stack or device.
This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.6.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.7.0, which fixes the issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- 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
Apache NimBLE: Denial of service in NimBLE Bluetooth stack
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Specially crafted GATT operation can cause infinite loop in GATT server leading to denial of service in Bluetooth stack or device.
This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.6.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.7.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2024-24746- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-835, CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-22145
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Specially crafted GATT operation can cause infinite loop in GATT server leading to denial of service in Bluetooth stack or device.
This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.6.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.7.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
EUVD-2024-22145- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wpv3-6qr5-9rmx
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in Apache NimBLE. ...
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Specially crafted GATT operation can cause infinite loop in GATT server leading to denial of service in Bluetooth stack or device.
This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.6.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.7.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
GHSA-wpv3-6qr5-9rmx- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Specially crafted GATT operation can cause infinite loop in GATT server leading to denial of service in Bluetooth stack or device.
This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.6.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.7.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2024-24746- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache NimBLE: Denial of service in NimBLE Bluetooth stack
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Specially crafted GATT operation can cause infinite loop in GATT server leading to denial of service in Bluetooth stack or device.
This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.6.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.7.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2024-24746- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-835
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-24746 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apache Nimble, published April 6, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.45%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
lists.apache.org/thread/bptkzc0o2ymjk8qqzqdmy39kcmh27078
github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/d42a0ebe6632bd0c318560e4293a522634f60594
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/05/2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24746