2019 · Conference paper
InternalBlue - Bluetooth Binary Patching and Experimentation Framework
The paper reverse engineers Broadcom Bluetooth controllers and presents InternalBlue for patching their firmware. It evaluates the framework through vulnerability tests, bug fixes, and added security features.
Scope and limitations
The work covers multiple Broadcom Bluetooth chipsets used in smartphones, wearables, and IoT devices, with experiments on their controller firmware and Bluetooth stack.
Why it fits this collection
Examines commercial Bluetooth controller internals and uses the recovered functions to modify firmware.
Publication and review details
- Venue
- Proceedings of the 17th Annual International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services
- Status
- Conference paper
- Publication / posting date
- June 12, 2019
- Date source
- Published date in the Crossref record for the DOI listed on arXiv.
- First arXiv submission
- May 2, 2019
- arXiv
- 1905.00631
- Reviewed arXiv version
- v1
- DOI
- 10.1145/3307334.3326089
The DOI comes from the arXiv record, and the venue and date from Crossref.
Sources reviewed
Reviewed against the paper and its primary sources. Cite the original authors using the linked paper or BibTeX.