CVE-2023-20982

Information disclosure via truncated Bluetooth completion event

Published Mar 24, 2023 · Updated Feb 25, 2025

Out-of-bounds read in Android 13's Bluetooth server allows local users with System privileges to disclose process memory without interaction. The btm_read_tx_power_complete function consumes HCI completion fields without first checking that the event buffer contains the required one, two, or four bytes. Exploitation requires local System execution privileges and a short completion event; it exposes Bluetooth-server memory but does not require user interaction.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.10%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Out-of-bounds read in Android 13's Bluetooth server allows local users with System privileges to disclose process memory without interaction. The btm_read_tx_power_complete function consumes HCI completion fields without first checking that the event buffer contains the required one, two, or four bytes. Exploitation requires local System execution privileges and a short completion event; it exposes Bluetooth-server memory but does not require user interaction.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-20982
Published
Mar 24, 2023
Updated
Feb 25, 2025
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Android
Classifications
CWE-125
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 24, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Android-13

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Androidversion=Android-13

Published CVSS scores

4.4NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

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