CVE-2016-9917
HIGHBlueZ 5.42 - Buffer Overflow in hcidump read_n Function
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg68892.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95013
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00069.html
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0359
EPSS Percentile
88.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (1)
bluez/bluez
5.42
Published
Dec 08, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026