CVE-2019-15948

high

Description

Texas Instruments CC256x and WL18xx dual-mode Bluetooth controller devices, when LE scan mode is used, allow remote attackers to trigger a buffer overflow via a malformed Bluetooth Low Energy advertising packet, to cause a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code. This affects CC256xC-BT-SP 1.2, CC256xB-BT-SP 1.8, and WL18xx-BT-SP 4.4.

References

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk5lOxieqbA

https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronica-kovah-2587185

https://github.com/darkmentorllc/publications/tree/master/2020/TI_SILABS_BLE_RCEs

https://github.com/darkmentorllc/jackbnimble/blob/master/host/pocs/ti_wl18xx_adv_rce.py

https://e2e.ti.com/support/wireless-connectivity/bluetooth/f/538/t/856161

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-11-13

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.08374