Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2020-0556 CVE-2016-7837 |
CWE-ID | CWE-264 CWE-94 |
Exploitation vector | Local network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
bluez (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | Canonical Ltd. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
EUVDB-ID: #VU26047
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-0556
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in subsystem for BlueZ. A remote attacker on the local network can gain elevated privileges on the target system and cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.
Update the affected packages.
bluez (Ubuntu package): 5.37-0ubuntu5.1 - 5.48-0ubuntu3.3
External linkshttp://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00352.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU23108
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7837
CWE-ID:
CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the parse_line() function used in some userland utilities. A remote attacker with physical proximity to the system can send a specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
bluez (Ubuntu package): 5.37-0ubuntu5.1 - 5.48-0ubuntu3.3
External linkshttp://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/bluetooth/bluez.git/commit/?id=8514068150759c1d6a46d4605d2351babfde1601
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN38755305/index.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. The attacker should have physical access to the system in order to successfully exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.