CVE-2024-51569 | Apache NimBLE: Lack of input sanitization leading to out-of-bound reads in Number of Completed Packets HCI event handler

Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Apache NimBLE. Missing proper validation of HCI Number Of Completed Packets could lead to out-of-bound access when parsing HCI event and invalid read from HCI transport memory. This issue requires broken or bogus Bluetooth controller and thus severity is considered low. This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.7.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.8.0, which fixes the issue.

Published: 2024-11-26 Last update: 2025-07-08 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-51569 is rated Moderate Risk (52.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.13%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-51569

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.27% 1.13% +0.86%
2 2026-06-07 0.20% 0.27% +0.07%
3 2026-01-14 0.20%

Full EPSS history (14 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-51569

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 3.6 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-51569

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-51569

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2024-51569: 1 source package rows (nimble); 3 state rows across 3 repos (3.22-community, 3.23-community, edge-community); fixed 0, open 3. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-51569

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-51569

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache nimble < 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:nimble:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-51569

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