CVE-2024-47249
Apache NimBLE: Lack of input sanitization leading to out-of-bound reads in multiple advertisement handler
Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Lack of input validation for HCI events from controller could result in out-of-bound memory corruption and crash. This issue requires broken or bogus Bluetooth controller and thus severity is considered low. This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.7.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.8.0, which fixes the issue.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Apache NimBLE: Lack of input sanitization leading to out-of-bound reads in multiple advertisement handler
Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Lack of input validation for HCI events from controller could result in out-of-bound memory corruption and crash. This issue requires broken or bogus Bluetooth controller and thus severity is considered low. This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.7.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.8.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2024-47249- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-129
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-42789
Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Lack of input validation for HCI events from controller could result in out-of-bound memory corruption and crash. This issue requires broken or bogus Bluetooth controller and thus severity is considered low. This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.7.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.8.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
EUVD-2024-42789- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fw6g-5qw9-p3mx
Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in Apache NimBLE. Lack of input validation for...
Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Lack of input validation for HCI events from controller could result in out-of-bound memory corruption and crash. This issue requires broken or bogus Bluetooth controller and thus severity is considered low. This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.7.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.8.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
GHSA-fw6g-5qw9-p3mx- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-129
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Lack of input validation for HCI events from controller could result in out-of-bound memory corruption and crash. This issue requires broken or bogus Bluetooth controller and thus severity is considered low. This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.7.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.8.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2024-47249- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-129
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache NimBLE: Lack of input sanitization leading to out-of-bound reads in multiple advertisement handler
Improper Validation of Array Index vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Lack of input validation for HCI events from controller could result in out-of-bound memory corruption and crash. This issue requires broken or bogus Bluetooth controller and thus severity is considered low. This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.7.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.8.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2024-47249- CVSS 3.1
- 5.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-129
- 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-2024-47249 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Apache Nimble, published November 26, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.62%, the 50th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
lists.apache.org/thread/7ckxw6481dp68ons627pjcb27c75n0mq
github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/f39330866a85fa4de49246e9d21334bc8d14f0a1
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/26/3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47249