CVE-2023-51589

CVE Details

Release Date:	2024-05-03
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

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.

See more information about CVE-2023-51589 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	5.4
Vector String:	CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Version:	3.0
Attack Vector:	Adjacent_Network
Attack Complexity:	High
Privileges Required:	None
User Interaction:	Required
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Low

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (bluez)	ELSA-2025-4043	2025-04-21
Oracle Linux version 9 (bluez)	ELSA-2024-9413	2024-11-14