VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-28136

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.84%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-09-07
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

The Bluetooth Classic implementation in Espressif ESP-IDF 4.4 and earlier does not properly handle the reception of multiple LMP IO Capability Request packets during the pairing process, allowing attackers in radio range to trigger memory corruption (and consequently a crash) in ESP32 via a replayed (duplicated) LMP packet.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787

Primary references