CVE-2019-15948: ti cc256xb-bt-sp_firmware Classic Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-15948 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in ti cc256xb-bt-sp_firmware. EPSS estimates a 2.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 13-11-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Texas Instruments CC256x and WL18xx dual-mode Bluetooth controller devices, when LE scan mode is used, allow remote attackers to trigger a buffer overflow via a malformed Bluetooth Low Energy advertising packet, to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code. This affects CC256xC-BT-SP 1.2, CC256xB-BT-SP 1.8, and WL18xx-BT-SP 4.4.

• CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.