#VU23111 Buffer overflow in BlueZ - CVE-2016-9804

Vulnerability identifier: #VU23111

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9804

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
BlueZ

Software vendor:
BlueZ Project

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the commands_dump()  function in tools/parser/csr.c. A local user can pass a specially crafted dump file, trigger a buffer overflow and crash hcidump.

Install updates from vendor's website.

• https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-bluetooth/msg68892.html