CVE-2025-68473

ESF-IDF Has Out-of-Bounds Read in ESP32 Bluetooth SDP Result Handling

Published Dec 26, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 0 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
ESF-IDF is the Espressif Internet of Things (IOT) Development Framework. In versions 5.5.1, 5.4.3, 5.3.4, 5.2.6, 5.1.6, and earlier, in the ESP-IDF Bluetooth host stack (BlueDroid), the function bta_dm_sdp_result() used a fixed-size array uuid_list[32][MAX_UUID_SIZE] to store discovered service UUIDs during the SDP (Service Discovery Protocol) process. On modern Bluetooth devices, it is possible for the number of available services to exceed this fixed limit (32). In such cases, if more than 32 services are discovered, subsequent writes to uuid_list could exceed the bounds of the array, resulting in a potential out-of-bounds write condition.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:espressif:esp-idf:5.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:espressif:esp-idf:5.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:espressif:esp-idf:5.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:espressif:esp-idf:5.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:espressif:esp-idf:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Espressif
Espressif esp-idf
Espressif esp32
Vendors & Products Espressif
Espressif esp-idf
Espressif esp32
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description ESF-IDF is the Espressif Internet of Things (IOT) Development Framework. In versions 5.5.1, 5.4.3, 5.3.4, 5.2.6, 5.1.6, and earlier, in the ESP-IDF Bluetooth host stack (BlueDroid), the function bta_dm_sdp_result() used a fixed-size array uuid_list[32][MAX_UUID_SIZE] to store discovered service UUIDs during the SDP (Service Discovery Protocol) process. On modern Bluetooth devices, it is possible for the number of available services to exceed this fixed limit (32). In such cases, if more than 32 services are discovered, subsequent writes to uuid_list could exceed the bounds of the array, resulting in a potential out-of-bounds write condition.
Title ESF-IDF Has Out-of-Bounds Read in ESP32 Bluetooth SDP Result Handling
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 0, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Dec 29, 2025, 4:51 PM
Reserved
Dec 18, 2025, 1:52 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Dec 27, 2025, 12:15 AM
Modified
Oct 7, 2026, 1:10 PM