Microsoft Windows Bluetooth AVDTP Protocol Integer Underflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability [CVE-2023-24948]
CVE number – CVE-2023-24948
This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Microsoft Windows.
User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must connect a malicious Bluetooth device.
The specific flaw exists within the processing of AVDTP packets.
The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in an integer underflow before writing to memory.
An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the kernel.
Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24948
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