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CVE-2023-50230

BlueZ Phone Book Access Profile Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of BlueZ. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must connect to a malicious Bluetooth device.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of the Phone Book Access profile. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-20938.

  • Published: May 3, 2024
  • Updated: Jul 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2023-50230
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 8
  • AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.