CVE-2011-1265: bluetooth bluetooth_stack Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-1265 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Code Injection vulnerability in bluetooth bluetooth_stack. EPSS estimates a 5.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 13-07-2011
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Bluetooth Stack 2.1 in Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 and SP2 and Windows 7 Gold and SP1 does not prevent access to objects in memory that (1) were not properly initialized or (2) have been deleted, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted Bluetooth packets, aka "Bluetooth Stack Vulnerability."

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.