Vulnerability in Bluez

CVE-2020-24490

Improper buffer restrictions in BlueZ may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access. This affects all Linux kernel versions that support BlueZ.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.022 (82.0th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-24490: held from 0.022 to 0.022.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Bluez
  • Linux Kernel
  • Bluez Advisory — versions all Linux kernel versions that support BlueZ

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24490?
CVE-2020-24490 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bluez. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-02-02.
How severe is CVE-2020-24490?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-24490 known to be exploited?
35 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.