CVE-2016-9917
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 8, 2016 at 08:08 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:56 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBlueZ
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00069.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95013x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg68892.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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