What is CVE-2024-24746?

CVE-2024-24746 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Nimble, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-04-06.

How severe is CVE-2024-24746?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Nimble

CVE-2024-24746

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in Apache NimBLE. Specially crafted GATT operation can cause infinite loop in GATT server leading to denial of service in Bluetooth stack or device. This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.6.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.7.0, which fixes the issue.

Published 2024-04-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (72.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Nimble
Apache Software Foundation Nimble — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-835 — Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop)

References

lists.apache.org/thread/bptkzc0o2ymjk8qqzqdmy39kcmh27078 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List)
github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/d42a0ebe6632bd0c318560e4293a522634f60594 (Patch, patch)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/05/2 (Mailing List)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-24746?: CVE-2024-24746 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Nimble, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-04-06.
How severe is CVE-2024-24746?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.