What is CVE-2024-8798?

CVE-2024-8798 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zephyrproject Zephyr, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-12-16.

How severe is CVE-2024-8798?

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

Buffer overflow in Zephyrproject Zephyr

CVE-2024-8798

No proper validation of the length of user input in olcp_ind_handler in zephyr/subsys/bluetooth/services/ots/ots_client.c.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (32.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Zephyrproject Zephyr
Zephyrproject-rtos Zephyr

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

vulnerabilities@zephyrproject.org (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-8798?: CVE-2024-8798 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zephyrproject Zephyr, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-12-16.
How severe is CVE-2024-8798?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.