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CVE-2016-9917

In BlueZ 5.42, a buffer overflow was observed in "read_n" function in "tools/hcidump.c" source file. This issue can be triggered by processing a corrupted dump file and will result in hcidump crash.

Published

2016-12-08T08:59:03.617

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	bluez	bluez	5.42	Yes

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00069.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95013 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg68892.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00069.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95013 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg68892.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)