CVE-2023-48906 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service in the Btstack library by sending crafted input to the char_for_nibble function, triggering a stack overflow.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-48906?

CVE-2023-48906 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Stack Overflow vulnerability in Btstack 1.6 and earlier allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted input to the char_for_nibble function.

Weakness: CWE-121

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48906?

How do I fix CVE-2023-48906?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48906 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2023-48906 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48906 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-57fw-fgxq-637j.

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