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

Published 2024-12-16 · 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: 0.004 (33.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 33.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-r7pm-f93f-f7fp (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.