Vulnerabilites related to espressif - esp32_firmware
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2025-03-08 20:15
Modified
2025-03-12 14:58
Severity ?
6.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
6.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
6.8 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Summary
Espressif ESP32 chips allow 29 hidden HCI commands, such as 0xFC02 (Write memory).
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| espressif | esp32_firmware | - | |
| espressif | esp32 | - |
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Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2021-07-14 19:15
Modified
2024-11-21 06:09
Severity ?
Summary
An attacker can cause a Denial of Service and kernel panic in v4.2 and earlier versions of Espressif esp32 via a malformed beacon csa frame. The device requires a reboot to recover.
References
| ▼ | URL | Tags | |
|---|---|---|---|
| cve@mitre.org | https://github.com/E7mer | Third Party Advisory | |
| cve@mitre.org | https://github.com/E7mer/OWFuzz | Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | https://github.com/E7mer | Third Party Advisory | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | https://github.com/E7mer/OWFuzz | Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| espressif | esp32_firmware | * | |
| espressif | esp32 | - |
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cve-2025-27840
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-03-08 00:00
Modified
2025-05-12 15:33
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
Espressif ESP32 chips allow 29 hidden HCI commands, such as 0xFC02 (Write memory).
References
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cve-2021-34173
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-07-14 18:32
Modified
2024-08-04 00:05
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
An attacker can cause a Denial of Service and kernel panic in v4.2 and earlier versions of Espressif esp32 via a malformed beacon csa frame. The device requires a reboot to recover.
References
| ▼ | URL | Tags |
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| https://github.com/E7mer | x_refsource_MISC | |
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