CVE-2021-28135 (GCVE-0-2021-28135)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-07 05:56 – Updated: 2024-08-03 21:33
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Summary
The Bluetooth Classic implementation in Espressif ESP-IDF 4.4 and earlier does not properly handle the reception of continuous unsolicited LMP responses, allowing attackers in radio range to trigger a denial of service (crash) in ESP32 by flooding the target device with LMP Feature Response data.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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