Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting bluez package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-BLUEZ-1357809
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed14 Nov 2016

Introduced: 14 Nov 2016

CVE-2016-9917  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 bluez.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bluez package and not the bluez package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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