CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-9917

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In BlueZ 5.42, a buffer overflow was observed in the 'read_n' function in the 'tools/hcidump.c' source file. This issue can be triggered by processing a corrupted dump file, resulting in hcidump crash.

Risk Assessment

Buffer overflow can lead to application crashes, affecting service availability within the organization. If exploited by an attacker, it may lead to further security issues.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update to a newer version of BlueZ to mitigate this vulnerability. Additionally, avoid processing suspicious dump files.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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