CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-2547

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Vulnerability in security.c in hcid for BlueZ versions 2.16, 2.17, and 2.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the Bluetooth device name when invoking the PIN helper.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely take control of the system by executing arbitrary commands, leading to full device compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately update BlueZ to a version later than 2.18, which includes a fix for the command injection vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

security.c in hcid for BlueZ 2.16, 2.17, and 2.18 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the Bluetooth device name when invoking the PIN helper.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS