CVE-2024-47250
Apache NimBLE: Lack of input validation in HCI advertising report could lead to potential out-of-bound access
Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Missing proper validation of HCI advertising report could lead to out-of-bound access when parsing HCI event and thus bogus GAP 'device found' events being sent. 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 validation in HCI advertising report could lead to potential out-of-bound access
Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Missing proper validation of HCI advertising report could lead to out-of-bound access when parsing HCI event and thus bogus GAP 'device found' events being sent. 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-2024-47250- 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-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-42790
Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Missing proper validation of HCI advertising report could lead to out-of-bound access when parsing HCI event and thus bogus GAP 'device found' events being sent. 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-2024-42790- 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-4qc3-fmcj-w66w
Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Apache NimBLE. Missing proper validation of HCI advertising...
Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Missing proper validation of HCI advertising report could lead to out-of-bound access when parsing HCI event and thus bogus GAP 'device found' events being sent. 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-4qc3-fmcj-w66w- 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-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Missing proper validation of HCI advertising report could lead to out-of-bound access when parsing HCI event and thus bogus GAP 'device found' events being sent. 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-2024-47250- 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-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache NimBLE: Lack of input validation in HCI advertising report could lead to potential out-of-bound access
Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Missing proper validation of HCI advertising report could lead to out-of-bound access when parsing HCI event and thus bogus GAP 'device found' events being sent. 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-2024-47250- 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-125
- 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-2024-47250 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 0.69%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
lists.apache.org/thread/zdb50spojlqbn0yxd866mbzqjt2vpt85
github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/3b7a32ea09a3bffaab831ee0ab193a2375fc4df6
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/11/26/4
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-47250