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CVE-2023-6387 (GCVE-0-2023-6387)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-02-02 15:18 – Updated: 2025-05-15 19:50
VLAI
Title
Incorrect buffer parsing in Bluetooth LE sample code may lead to buffer overflow
Summary
A potential buffer overflow exists in the Bluetooth LE HCI CPC sample application in the Gecko SDK which may result in a denial of service or remote code execution
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-05-08 15:46 UTC
CWE
Assigner
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Vendor Product Version CPE status
silabs.com GSDK Affected: 1.0 , < 4.4.0 (semver)
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