# CVE-2023-51589: BlueZ Audio Profile AVRCP parse\_media\_element Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-03 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- BlueZ: 5.66

## Description

BlueZ Audio Profile AVRCP parse_media_element Out-Of-Bounds Read Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to disclose sensitive information via Bluetooth on affected installations of BlueZ. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must connect to a malicious device. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the AVRCP protocol. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-20853.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on BlueZ, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1904/

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