CVE-2023-51589

BlueZ Audio Profile AVRCP parse_media_element Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information via Bluetooth on affected installations of BlueZ. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must connect to a malicious device. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the AVRCP protocol. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-20853.

CVSS v3 5.7 MEDIUM

5.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.1 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1904/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1904/	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:bluez:bluez:5.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

08 Jul 2025, 16:27

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~5.4~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 5.7
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:bluez:bluez:5.66:::::::*
References	~~() https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1904/ -~~	() https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1904/ - Third Party Advisory
First Time		Bluez Bluez bluez

Information

Published : 2024-05-03 03:16

Updated : 2025-07-08 16:27

NVD link : CVE-2023-51589

Mitre link : CVE-2023-51589

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-51589

JSON object : View

Products Affected

bluez

bluez

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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