CVE-2021-3329 (GCVE-0-2021-3329)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-26 00:00 – Updated: 2025-03-11 15:25
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
DOS: Incorrect handling of the initial HCI ACL_MTU handshake packet leads to crash of bluetooth host layer
Summary
Lack of proper validation in HCI Host stack initialization can cause a crash of the bluetooth stack
Severity
9.6 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-11 15:25 UTC
CWE
- CWE-703 - Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions (CWE-703)
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| zephyrproject-rtos | zephyr |
Affected:
unspecified , ≤ v2.4
(custom)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2023-02-25 00:00
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