Double Free in Bluez

CVE-2020-27153

In BlueZ before 5.55, a double free was found in the gatttool disconnect_cb() routine from shared/att.c. A remote attacker could potentially cause a denial of service or code execution, during service discovery, due to a redundant disconnect MGMT event.

Vulnerability class: Double Free

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.043 (90.8th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 90.8% 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-2020-27153: held from 0.042 to 0.043.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.042 · newest: 0.043 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-27153?
CVE-2020-27153 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bluez, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2020-10-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-27153?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-27153 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.