Out-of-bounds Read Affecting bluez package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.3% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-BLUEZ-385999
  • published 8 Dec 2016
  • disclosed 8 Dec 2016

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:10 bluez.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bluez package and not the bluez package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

In BlueZ 5.42, an out-of-bounds read was identified in "packet_hexdump" function in "monitor/packet.c" source file. This issue can be triggered by processing a corrupted dump file and will result in btmon crash.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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SUSE

4.4 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    Low
  • Availability (A)
    Low