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MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2020-15532
Silicon Labs Bluetooth Low Energy SDK Buffer Overflow DoS Vulnerability
Description

Silicon Labs Bluetooth Low Energy SDK before 2.13.3 has a buffer overflow via packet data. This is an over-the-air denial of service vulnerability in Bluetooth LE in EFR32 SoCs and associated modules running Bluetooth SDK, supporting Central or Observer roles.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 20, 2020, 1:17 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:05 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-15532 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Silabs bluetooth_low_energy_software_development_kit
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-15532.

URL Resource
https://github.com/darkmentorllc/jackbnimble/blob/master/host/pocs/silabs_efr32_extadv_dos.py Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/darkmentorllc/publications/tree/master/2020/TI_SILABS_BLE_RCEs Third Party Advisory
https://www.blackhat.com/us-20/briefings/schedule/#finding-new-bluetooth-low-energy-exploits-via-reverse-engineering-multiple-vendors-firmwares-19655 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/darkmentorllc/jackbnimble/blob/master/host/pocs/silabs_efr32_extadv_dos.py Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/darkmentorllc/publications/tree/master/2020/TI_SILABS_BLE_RCEs Third Party Advisory
https://www.blackhat.com/us-20/briefings/schedule/#finding-new-bluetooth-low-energy-exploits-via-reverse-engineering-multiple-vendors-firmwares-19655 Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-15532 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-15532 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-15532 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/darkmentorllc/jackbnimble/blob/master/host/pocs/silabs_efr32_extadv_dos.py
    Added Reference https://github.com/darkmentorllc/publications/tree/master/2020/TI_SILABS_BLE_RCEs
    Added Reference https://www.blackhat.com/us-20/briefings/schedule/#finding-new-bluetooth-low-energy-exploits-via-reverse-engineering-multiple-vendors-firmwares-19655
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/darkmentorllc/jackbnimble/blob/master/host/pocs/silabs_efr32_extadv_dos.py No Types Assigned https://github.com/darkmentorllc/jackbnimble/blob/master/host/pocs/silabs_efr32_extadv_dos.py Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/darkmentorllc/publications/tree/master/2020/TI_SILABS_BLE_RCEs No Types Assigned https://github.com/darkmentorllc/publications/tree/master/2020/TI_SILABS_BLE_RCEs Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.blackhat.com/us-20/briefings/schedule/#finding-new-bluetooth-low-energy-exploits-via-reverse-engineering-multiple-vendors-firmwares-19655 No Types Assigned https://www.blackhat.com/us-20/briefings/schedule/#finding-new-bluetooth-low-energy-exploits-via-reverse-engineering-multiple-vendors-firmwares-19655 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-120
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:silabs:bluetooth_low_energy_software_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.13.3.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 6.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 3.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.14 }} -0.06%

score

0.30943

percentile