{"id":"CVE-2019-15948","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-15948","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T03:02:41.304Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2019-11-13T16:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:21:24.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-120"],"affected":["ti/cc256xc-bt-sp firmware","ti/cc256xb-bt-sp firmware","ti/wl18xx-bt-sp firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.0253,"percentile":0.84822,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://e2e.ti.com/support/wireless-connectivity/bluetooth/f/538/t/856161","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/darkmentorllc/jackbnimble/blob/master/host/pocs/ti_wl18xx_adv_rce.py","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/darkmentorllc/publications/tree/master/2020/TI_SILABS_BLE_RCEs","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronica-kovah-2587185","tags":["Not Applicable"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk5lOxieqbA","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://e2e.ti.com/support/wireless-connectivity/bluetooth/f/538/t/856161","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/darkmentorllc/jackbnimble/blob/master/host/pocs/ti_wl18xx_adv_rce.py","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/darkmentorllc/publications/tree/master/2020/TI_SILABS_BLE_RCEs","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronica-kovah-2587185","tags":["Not Applicable"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk5lOxieqbA","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15948","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}