Zephyr
CVE-2021-3455
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
Disconnecting L2CAP channel right after invalid ATT request leads freeze. Zephyr versions >= 2.4.0, >= 2.5.0 contain Use After Free (CWE-416). For more information, see https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-7g38-3x9v-v7vp
AnalysisAI
Disconnecting L2CAP channel right after invalid ATT request leads freeze. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Use After Free (CWE-416), which allows attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Disconnecting L2CAP channel right after invalid ATT request leads freeze. Zephyr versions >= 2.4.0, >= 2.5.0 contain Use After Free (CWE-416). For more information, see https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/security/advisories/GHSA-7g38-3x9v-v7vp Affected products include: Zephyrproject Zephyr.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use smart pointers or garbage-collected languages. Set pointers to NULL after freeing. Enable memory sanitizers.
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Potential buffer overflow vulnerabilities n the Zephyr Bluetooth subsystem. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.6), this vul
Buffer overflow in Zephyr RTOS dns_unpack_name() function causing OOB writes. PoC available.
The documentation specifies that the BT_GATT_PERM_READ_LESC and BT_GATT_PERM_WRITE_LESC defines for a Bluetooth characte
Potential buffer overflows in the Bluetooth subsystem due to asserts being disabled in /subsys/bluetooth/host/hci_core.c
Same weakness CWE-416 – Use After Free
View allSame technique Use After Free
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External POC / Exploit Code
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