CVE-2023-5753

Potential buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the Zephyr Bluetooth subsystem

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Published Oct 24, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.3 Medium EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

Potential buffer overflows in the Bluetooth subsystem due to asserts being disabled in /subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

zephyrproject-rtos

Zephyr

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`*`	affected	< 3.5

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:zephyrproject:zephyr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-58038	Potential buffer overflows in the Bluetooth subsystem due to asserts being disabled in /subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.0% (1.024% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175657/Zephyr-RTOS-3.x.0-Buffer-Overflows.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Nov/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/11/07/1
https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-hmpr-px56-rvww

History

Feb 13, 2025 5:30 PM Description updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	Potential buffer overflows in the Bluetooth subsystem due to asserts being disabled in /subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c	Potential buffer overflows in the Bluetooth subsystem due to asserts being disabled in /subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c

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Zephyrproject Zephyr

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 5:25 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: zephyr
Published: Oct 24, 2023, 4:09 PM
Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 5:25 PM
Reserved: Oct 24, 2023, 3:56 PM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 25, 2023, 6:17 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:49 AM

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