CVE-2024-0039
Published: 11 March 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-0039 is a critical-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Google Android. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 4.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2024-0039 is an out-of-bounds write in the function attp_build_value_cmd within att_protocol.cc of the Android Bluetooth module. The flaw stems from a missing bounds check and is tracked under CWE-787. It affects the Bluetooth stack in Android and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger the vulnerability over the network without user interaction or additional privileges, resulting in remote code execution on the target device. The attack surface is exposed whenever Bluetooth is enabled and processing incoming attribute protocol commands.
Public patches addressing the issue appear in the Android Open Source Project commits referenced in the March 2024 Android security bulletin, which back-port bounds checks to the affected Bluetooth code paths.
EPSS for the CVE rose from lower values to a peak of 0.2625 on 2025-12-11 before receding to the current 0.1964, indicating measurable post-disclosure exploitation interest.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-15842
Vulnerability details
In attp_build_value_cmd of att_protocol.cc, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to remote code execution with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.