8.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-28139
Espressif ESP-IDF Bluetooth Classic Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

The Bluetooth Classic implementation in Espressif ESP-IDF 4.4 and earlier does not properly restrict the Feature Page upon reception of an LMP Feature Response Extended packet, allowing attackers in radio range to trigger arbitrary code execution in ESP32 via a crafted Extended Features bitfield payload.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 7, 2021, 7:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 9, 2021, 11:30 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-28139 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-28139 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 Espressif esp-idf
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-2021-28139.

URL Resource
https://dl.packetstormsecurity.net/papers/general/braktooth.pdf Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf Product Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/espressif/esp32-bt-lib Product Third Party Advisory
https://www.espressif.com/en/products/socs/esp32 Product Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

BlueToolkit is an extensible Bluetooth Classic vulnerability testing framework that helps uncover new and old vulnerabilities in Bluetooth-enabled devices. Could be used in the vulnerability research, penetration testing and bluetooth hacking. We also collected and classified Bluetooth vulnerabilities in an "Awesome Bluetooth Security" way

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Shell Ruby

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
300 stars 26 fork 26 watcher
Born at : May 13, 2024, 4:19 p.m. This repo has been linked 42 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 2 years, 7 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 5, 2022, 9:49 p.m. This repo has been linked 64 different CVEs too.

A Series of Baseband & LMP Exploits against Bluetooth Classic Controllers

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
430 stars 83 fork 83 watcher
Born at : June 7, 2021, 6:52 p.m. This repo has been linked 25 different CVEs too.

List of Bluetooth BR/EDR/LE security resources

bluetooth bluetooth-low-energy bluetooth-security pentesting penetration-testing security awesome awesome-list ble bluetooth-hacking

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
499 stars 45 fork 45 watcher
Born at : June 21, 2020, 6:27 p.m. This repo has been linked 68 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-28139 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-28139 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 [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Sep. 09, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://dl.packetstormsecurity.net/papers/general/braktooth.pdf No Types Assigned https://dl.packetstormsecurity.net/papers/general/braktooth.pdf Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/espressif/esp32-bt-lib No Types Assigned https://github.com/espressif/esp32-bt-lib Product, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf No Types Assigned https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf Product, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.espressif.com/en/products/socs/esp32 No Types Assigned https://www.espressif.com/en/products/socs/esp32 Product, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:espressif:esp-idf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.4 OR cpe:2.3:h:espressif:esp32:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-28139 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-2021-28139 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.15 }} 0.01%

score

0.52216

percentile

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