CVE-2016-9917 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00069.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95013 https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg68892.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.5